Madera, California Cost Of Living

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6%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

7%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; 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	Madera	California	National
Cost of living	106	141	100
Goods & Services	101	111	100
Groceries	107	116	100
Health care	95	111	100
Housing	93	196	100
Transportation	127	129	100
Utilities	141	129	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Madera is 25% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Madera is 6% higher than the national average
Madera housing is 7% lower than the national average
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average
California state income tax is 56% 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	$77,557	$6,463	$1,810	$2,327
Renters	$35,979	$2,998	$839	$1,079

The affordability of the housing market in Madera, CA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Madera homeowners, the median income is $77,557. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,810 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $35,979. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $839 for their rent related monthly costs.

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%	12.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Madera	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.67	$22.08	1.9%
Beauty Salon	$36.95	$42.88	13.8%
Toothpaste	$3.07	$2.57	19.5%
Shampoo	$1.60	$1.15	38.4%
Movie	$12.81	$11.51	11.3%
Bowling	$18.93	$16.62	13.9%

Groceries

Item	Madera	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.31	$4.98	6.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.75	$1.58	10.5%
Milk	$2.75	$2.42	13.8%
Potatoes	$2.99	$3.54	15.3%
Pizza	$14.32	$11.49	24.6%
Beer	$9.58	$10.04	4.6%

Health Care

Item	Madera	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$99.91	$117.76	15.2%
Doctor	$109.42	$125.34	12.7%
Dentist	$110.81	$107.52	3.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.55	$10.26	12.6%
Lipitor	$406.83	$459.24	11.4%

Housing

Item	Madera	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$237,500.00	$184,700.00	28.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,348.69	$1,697.41	38.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,079.00	$949.00	13.7%

Transportation

Item	Madera	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.96	$3.85	28.9%
Tire Balancing	$71.61	$57.01	25.6%

Utilities

Item	Madera	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$308.86	$177.27	74.2%
Phone	$178.71	$189.62	5.8%

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.
La Vina, CA	203	111	11.4%
Biola, CA	1,440	99	1.1%
Parkwood, CA	2,394	101	1.4%
Parksdale, CA	2,725	102	1.9%
Chowchilla, CA	18,443	104	4.4%
Madera, CA	65,575	106	5.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Auburn, AL	65,508	102	1.9%
Halton Hills, ON	65,483	n/a
Lakeville, MN	65,710	113	12.6%
Rowlett, TX	65,426	114	13.7%
Eastvale, CA	65,766	157	57.4%
Madera, CA	65,575	106	5.8%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; this is the most current data available.