Laton, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 2%

Goods & Services 10%

Housing 34%

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	Laton	California	National
Cost of living	102	140	100
Goods & Services	110	111	100
Groceries	110	118	100
Health care	107	113	100
Housing	66	196	100
Transportation	123	128	100
Utilities	146	118	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Laton is 27% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Laton is 2% higher than the national average
Laton housing is 34% lower 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	$36,210	$3,018	$845	$1,086
Renters	$21,645	$1,804	$505	$649

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	Laton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.33	$17.49	4.8%
Beauty Salon	$83.33	$38.17	118.3%
Toothpaste	$3.55	$2.32	53.0%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.01	15.6%
Movie	$11.72	$10.72	9.3%
Bowling	$11.67	$13.86	15.8%

Groceries

Item	Laton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.06	$3.90	4.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.97	$1.40	41.1%
Milk	$2.14	$1.96	9.1%
Potatoes	$3.88	$3.18	21.9%
Pizza	$8.99	$10.39	13.5%
Beer	$9.48	$9.23	2.7%

Health Care

Item	Laton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$108.00	$106.34	1.6%
Doctor	$121.25	$115.25	5.2%
Dentist	$108.33	$98.38	10.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.90	$9.26	17.7%
Lipitor	$483.33	$466.47	3.6%

Housing

Item	Laton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$105,900.00	$184,700.00	42.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,214.38	$1,273.32	4.6%
Apartment Rent	$832.00	$949.00	12.3%

Transportation

Item	Laton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.68	$2.59	42.0%
Tire Balancing	$46.67	$48.90	4.6%

Utilities

Item	Laton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$312.56	$167.60	86.5%
Phone	$173.40	$163.42	6.1%

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.
Delft Colony, CA	103	117	17%
Bowles, CA	211	117	17%
London, CA	2,084	98	-2%
Traver, CA	747	101	1%
Home Garden, CA	1,778	103	3%
Laton, CA	1,877	102	2%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Marshall, VA	1,877	112	12%
Stockton, IL	1,877	83	-17%
Eddington, PA	1,877	117	17%
Simmesport, LA	1,877	77	-23%
Burnt Store Marina, FL	1,877	119	19%
Laton, CA	1,877	102	2%

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

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