Lewiston, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 14%

Goods & Services 9%

Housing 19%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Lewiston	California	National
Cost of living	114	140	100
Goods & Services	109	109	100
Groceries	104	112	100
Health care	118	109	100
Housing	119	196	100
Transportation	132	132	100
Utilities	108	127	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Lewiston is 19% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Lewiston is 14% higher than the national average
Lewiston housing is 19% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$44,850	$3,738	$1,046	$1,346
Renters	$14,010	$1,168	$327	$420

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	Lewiston	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.67	$20.27	41.4%
Beauty Salon	$62.33	$40.39	54.3%
Toothpaste	$2.81	$2.36	19.0%
Shampoo	$0.99	$1.08	7.7%
Movie	$14.16	$10.99	28.9%
Bowling	$22.92	$15.49	47.9%

Groceries

Item	Lewiston	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.34	$4.30	24.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.59	$1.40	13.9%
Milk	$3.79	$2.20	72.0%
Potatoes	$3.89	$3.22	20.9%
Pizza	$15.99	$10.74	48.9%
Beer	$9.14	$9.60	4.8%

Health Care

Item	Lewiston	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$146.32	$109.73	33.4%
Doctor	$188.58	$118.34	59.4%
Dentist	$96.32	$100.94	4.6%
Ibuprofen	$11.01	$9.93	10.8%
Lipitor	$488.12	$469.53	4.0%

Housing

Item	Lewiston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$241,700.00	$184,700.00	30.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,601.63	$1,229.62	30.3%
Apartment Rent	$852.00	$949.00	10.2%

Transportation

Item	Lewiston	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.11	$2.71	51.5%
Tire Balancing	$51.87	$51.86	0.0%

Utilities

Item	Lewiston	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$196.19	$170.84	14.8%
Phone	$184.64	$187.18	1.4%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
French Gulch, CA	492	94	5.6%
Weaverville, CA	3,241	113	12.7%
Douglas City, CA	595	114	13.6%
Junction City, CA	675	118	18.1%
Lewiston, CA	1,320	114	13.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Central City, IA	1,320	88	11.8%
Hiram, OH	1,320	97	3.3%
Metolius, OR	1,320	95	4.9%
Cohoe, AK	1,321	115	14.6%
Irwindale, CA	1,319	134	34.0%
Lewiston, CA	1,320	114	13.8%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.