Glenwood, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 73%

Goods & Services 12%

Housing 210%

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	Glenwood	Glendale	California
Cost of living	173	165	140
Goods & Services	112	112	111
Groceries	116	116	118
Health care	111	111	113
Housing	310	285	196
Transportation	126	126	128
Utilities	107	107	118

Key findings

The cost of living in Glenwood is 23% higher than the Glendale average
The cost of living in Glenwood is 73% higher than the national average
Glenwood housing is 210% 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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Price difference in compared to

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$84,552	$7,046	$1,973	$2,537

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	Glendale	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.40	$17.49	28.1%
Beauty Salon	$68.75	$38.17	80.1%
Toothpaste	$2.49	$2.32	7.3%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.01	30.4%
Movie	$16.10	$10.72	50.1%
Bowling	$20.33	$13.86	46.7%

Groceries

Item	Glendale	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.32	$3.90	14.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.79	$1.40	28.2%
Milk	$2.19	$1.96	11.6%
Potatoes	$2.99	$3.18	6.1%
Pizza	$10.99	$10.39	5.7%
Beer	$9.66	$9.23	4.7%

Health Care

Item	Glendale	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$126.40	$106.34	18.9%
Doctor	$126.00	$115.25	9.3%
Dentist	$109.40	$98.38	11.2%
Ibuprofen	$12.32	$9.26	33.0%
Lipitor	$483.87	$466.47	3.7%

Housing

Item	Glendale	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$639,700.00	$184,700.00	246.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,944.66	$1,273.32	131.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,355.00	$949.00	42.8%

Transportation

Item	Glendale	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.70	$2.59	42.8%
Tire Balancing	$50.20	$48.90	2.7%

Utilities

Item	Glendale	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$184.11	$167.60	9.8%
Phone	$186.90	$163.42	14.4%

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.
Westside, CA	269	106	6%
Florence-Graham, CA	63,390	120	20%
Cudahy, CA	24,106	123	23%
Huntington Park, CA	58,921	125	25%
Maywood, CA	27,672	126	26%
Glendale, CA	197,895	165	65%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Little Rock, AR	197,640	93	-7%
Amarillo, TX	197,570	84	-16%
Akron, OH	198,508	84	-16%
Shreveport, LA	198,571	88	-12%
Huntington Beach, CA	198,724	169	69%
Glendale, CA	197,895	165	65%

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

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