Fortuna, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 16%

Goods & Services 7%

Housing 21%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Fortuna	California	National
Cost of living	116	140	100
Goods & Services	107	111	100
Groceries	121	118	100
Health care	117	113	100
Housing	121	196	100
Transportation	134	128	100
Utilities	102	118	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Fortuna is 17% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Fortuna is 16% higher than the national average
Fortuna housing is 21% 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	$53,906	$4,492	$1,258	$1,617
Renters	$29,315	$2,443	$684	$880

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Fortuna, CA, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Fortuna, homeowners have a median income of $53,906. Using that number, a maximum of $1,258 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $29,315, which means there is a maximum of $684 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

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	Fortuna	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.80	$17.49	53.2%
Beauty Salon	$55.40	$38.17	45.1%
Toothpaste	$2.94	$2.32	26.7%
Shampoo	$1.48	$1.01	46.3%
Movie	$12.78	$10.72	19.2%
Bowling	$18.00	$13.86	29.9%

Groceries

Item	Fortuna	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.29	$3.90	10.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.47	$1.40	5.3%
Milk	$2.57	$1.96	31.0%
Potatoes	$2.96	$3.18	7.0%
Pizza	$15.19	$10.39	46.1%
Beer	$9.66	$9.23	4.7%

Health Care

Item	Fortuna	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$131.29	$106.34	23.5%
Doctor	$155.00	$115.25	34.5%
Dentist	$107.22	$98.38	9.0%
Ibuprofen	$11.92	$9.26	28.7%
Lipitor	$491.23	$466.47	5.3%

Housing

Item	Fortuna	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$244,000.00	$184,700.00	32.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,623.46	$1,273.32	27.5%
Apartment Rent	$902.00	$949.00	5.0%

Transportation

Item	Fortuna	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.73	$2.59	43.7%
Tire Balancing	$60.10	$48.90	22.9%

Utilities

Item	Fortuna	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$171.58	$167.60	2.4%
Phone	$183.90	$163.42	12.5%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fields Landing, CA	255	113	13%
Redcrest, CA	35	113	13%
Rio Dell, CA	3,372	109	9%
Bayview, CA	2,527	111	11%
Loleta, CA	624	112	12%
Fortuna, CA	11,917	116	16%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Martinsville, NJ	11,917	155	55%
Mango, FL	11,916	87	-13%
Festus, MO	11,929	88	-12%
Plano, IL	11,929	93	-7%
Robertsville, NJ	11,930	147	47%
Fortuna, CA	11,917	116	16%

Source: The Fortuna, CA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

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