Index | Lancaster | California | National |
Cost of living | 112 | 140 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 115 | 109 | 100 |
Groceries | 113 | 112 | 100 |
Health care | 111 | 109 | 100 |
Housing | 105 | 196 | 100 |
Transportation | 127 | 132 | 100 |
Utilities | 107 | 127 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $66,617 | $5,551 | $1,554 | $1,999 |
Renters | $32,380 | $2,698 | $755 | $971 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
California | 7.25% | 10.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
California | 1% | 13.3% |
Item | Lancaster | 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 | Lancaster | 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 | Lancaster | 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 | Lancaster | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $186,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 0.7% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,848.42 | $1,229.62 | 131.7% |
Apartment Rent | $1,085.00 | $949.00 | 14.3% |
Item | Lancaster | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.91 | $2.71 | 44.2% |
Tire Balancing | $51.87 | $51.86 | 0.0% |
Item | Lancaster | 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. |
Littlerock, CA | 1,786 | 107 | 7.1% |
Rosamond, CA | 19,672 | 107 | 7.1% |
Sun Village, CA | 12,044 | 112 | 11.9% |
Desert View Highlands, CA | 2,484 | 113 | 12.9% |
Quartz Hill, CA | 10,291 | 114 | 13.6% |
Lancaster, CA | 159,651 | 112 | 11.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Barrie, ON | 159,618 | n/a | |
Coquitlam, BC | 159,980 | n/a | |
Abbotsford, BC | 160,174 | n/a | |
Peoria, AZ | 158,677 | 102 | 2.0% |
Corona, CA | 161,614 | 133 | 33.4% |
Lancaster, CA | 159,651 | 112 | 11.7% |