Garden Farms, CA Cost Of Living

Garden Farms cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Garden Farms	California	National
Cost of living index	153	138	100
Index	Garden Farms	California	National
Goods & Services index	103	110	100
Groceries index	111	115	100
Health care index	106	109	100
Housing index	251	196	100
Transportation index	117	125	100
Utilities index	136	114	100

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The cost of living in Garden Farms is 11% higher than the California average.
The cost of living in Garden Farms is 53% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Garden Farms is 151% higher than the national average.
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average.
California state income tax is 55% 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	$112,946	$9,412	$2,635	$3,389
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.25%	10.25%

California Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	Garden Farms	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.23	$16.09	0.9%
Beauty Salon	$57.60	$37.33	54.3%
Toothpaste	$3.06	$2.45	25.1%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.00	17.4%
Movie	$9.89	$10.28	3.8%
Bowling	$6.41	$4.93	30.0%

Groceries

Item	Garden Farms	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.23	$3.80	11.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.31	$1.40	6.3%
Milk	$2.25	$2.01	12.0%
Potatoes	$3.68	$3.01	22.1%
Pizza	$8.48	$9.89	14.2%
Beer	$8.70	$8.90	2.2%

Health Care

Item	Garden Farms	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$77.73	$102.16	23.9%
Doctor	$121.87	$108.36	12.5%
Dentist	$94.21	$92.53	1.8%
Ibuprofen	$12.09	$9.28	30.3%
Lipitor	$424.78	$425.82	0.2%

Housing

Item	Garden Farms	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$463,300.00	$184,700.00	150.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,131.97	$1,202.44	5.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Garden Farms	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.82	$2.24	25.5%
Tire Balancing	$46.79	$46.29	1.1%

Utilities

Item	Garden Farms	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$285.86	$165.96	72.2%
Phone	$26.82	$28.68	6.5%

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.
Atascadero, CA	29,516	135	35%
Templeton, CA	7,525	137	37%
Los Osos, CA	15,603	140	40%
Santa Margarita, CA	1,346	142	42%
Morro Bay, CA	10,519	147	47%
Garden Farms, CA	312	153	53%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Steamboat Rock, IA	312	82	-18%
Defiance, PA	312	82	-18%
Rising City, NE	312	83	-17%
Newbury, VT	312	105	5%
Arboles, CO	312	99	-1%
Garden Farms, CA	312	153	53%

Source: The Garden Farms, CA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Garden Farms, CA Cost of Living