| Index | El Miradero | Glendale | California |
| Cost of living | 185 | 166 | 140 |
| Goods & Services | 115 | 115 | 109 |
| Groceries | 113 | 113 | 112 |
| Health care | 111 | 111 | 109 |
| Housing | 349 | 285 | 196 |
| Transportation | 127 | 127 | 132 |
| Utilities | 107 | 107 | 127 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $128,906 | $10,742 | $3,008 | $3,868 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| California | 7.25% | 10.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| California | 1% | 13.3% |
| Item | Glendale | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $25.92 | $20.27 | 27.8% |
| Beauty Salon | $85.33 | $40.39 | 111.2% |
| Toothpaste | $2.23 | $2.36 | 5.6% |
| Shampoo | $1.33 | $1.08 | 23.3% |
| Movie | $17.40 | $10.99 | 58.4% |
| Bowling | $22.00 | $15.49 | 42.0% |
| Item | Glendale | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $4.41 | $4.30 | 2.5% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.79 | $1.40 | 28.2% |
| Milk | $2.30 | $2.20 | 4.4% |
| Potatoes | $2.99 | $3.22 | 7.1% |
| Pizza | $11.99 | $10.74 | 11.6% |
| Beer | $9.93 | $9.60 | 3.5% |
| Item | Glendale | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $123.18 | $109.73 | 12.3% |
| Doctor | $126.33 | $118.34 | 6.8% |
| Dentist | $115.69 | $100.94 | 14.6% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.49 | $9.93 | 15.7% |
| Lipitor | $489.74 | $469.53 | 4.3% |
| Item | Glendale | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $639,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 246.3% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,848.42 | $1,229.62 | 131.7% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,355.00 | $949.00 | 42.8% |
| Item | Glendale | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.91 | $2.71 | 44.2% |
| Tire Balancing | $51.87 | $51.86 | 0.0% |
| Item | Glendale | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $191.63 | $170.84 | 12.2% |
| Phone | $187.64 | $187.18 | 0.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Westside, CA | 269 | 107 | 6.6% |
| Florence-Graham, CA | 63,390 | 121 | 20.5% |
| Cudahy, CA | 24,106 | 124 | 23.7% |
| Huntington Park, CA | 58,921 | 126 | 26.0% |
| Maywood, CA | 27,672 | 127 | 26.6% |
| Glendale, CA | 197,895 | 166 | 65.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Little Rock, AR | 197,640 | 96 | 4.0% |
| Amarillo, TX | 197,570 | 83 | 16.5% |
| Burlington, ON | 197,435 | n/a | |
| Akron, OH | 198,508 | 85 | 15.5% |
| Shreveport, LA | 198,571 | 90 | 10.1% |
| Glendale, CA | 197,895 | 166 | 65.9% |
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