Fallbrook, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 39%

Goods & Services 10%

Housing 96%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Fallbrook	California	National
Cost of living	139	140	100
Goods & Services	110	109	100
Groceries	112	112	100
Health care	108	109	100
Housing	196	196	100
Transportation	132	132	100
Utilities	121	127	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Fallbrook is equal to the California average
The cost of living in Fallbrook is 39% higher than the national average
Fallbrook housing is 96% higher than the national average
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average
California state income tax is 59% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$72,104	$6,009	$1,682	$2,163
Renters	$34,530	$2,878	$806	$1,036

The affordability of the housing market in Fallbrook, CA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Fallbrook homeowners, the median income is $72,104. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,682 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $34,530. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $806 for their rent related monthly costs.

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.25%	10.5%

California Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
California	1%	13.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Fallbrook	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.83	$20.27	17.6%
Beauty Salon	$65.72	$40.39	62.7%
Toothpaste	$2.26	$2.36	4.1%
Shampoo	$1.38	$1.08	28.5%
Movie	$14.91	$10.99	35.7%
Bowling	$22.56	$15.49	45.6%

Groceries

Item	Fallbrook	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.52	$4.30	5.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.79	$1.40	28.2%
Milk	$2.30	$2.20	4.4%
Potatoes	$2.99	$3.22	7.1%
Pizza	$12.70	$10.74	18.3%
Beer	$9.93	$9.60	3.5%

Health Care

Item	Fallbrook	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$123.80	$109.73	12.8%
Doctor	$125.00	$118.34	5.6%
Dentist	$109.73	$100.94	8.7%
Ibuprofen	$11.49	$9.93	15.7%
Lipitor	$490.43	$469.53	4.5%

Housing

Item	Fallbrook	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$429,000.00	$184,700.00	132.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,789.33	$1,229.62	126.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,049.00	$949.00	10.5%

Transportation

Item	Fallbrook	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.97	$2.71	46.6%
Tire Balancing	$55.77	$51.86	7.5%

Utilities

Item	Fallbrook	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$239.65	$170.84	40.3%
Phone	$179.39	$187.18	4.2%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pala, CA	1,006	112	12.1%
Rainbow, CA	1,780	133	33.3%
Murrieta, CA	108,583	130	30.2%
French Valley, CA	27,949	133	33.1%
Temecula, CA	108,965	133	33.3%
Fallbrook, CA	31,771	139	39.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Uniondale, NY	31,755	141	41.3%
Springville, UT	31,796	102	2.1%
Fair Oaks, CA	31,804	133	32.8%
Florence, KY	31,735	92	7.7%
Bel Air North, MD	31,734	122	21.8%
Fallbrook, CA	31,771	139	39.3%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.