March ARB, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 23%

Goods & Services 10%

Housing 55%

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	March ARB	California	National
Cost of living	123	140	100
Goods & Services	110	109	100
Groceries	112	112	100
Health care	102	109	100
Housing	155	196	100
Transportation	132	132	100
Utilities	89	127	100

Key findings

The cost of living in March ARB is 12% lower than the California average
The cost of living in March ARB is 23% higher than the national average
March ARB housing is 55% 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	$113,750	$9,479	$2,654	$3,413
Renters	$67,794	$5,650	$1,582	$2,034

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	March ARB	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.92	$20.27	22.9%
Beauty Salon	$59.67	$40.39	47.7%
Toothpaste	$2.16	$2.36	8.3%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.08	23.3%
Movie	$14.78	$10.99	34.6%
Bowling	$21.11	$15.49	36.3%

Groceries

Item	March ARB	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%

Health Care

Item	March ARB	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.28	$109.73	4.0%
Doctor	$95.00	$118.34	19.7%
Dentist	$114.80	$100.94	13.7%
Ibuprofen	$11.49	$9.93	15.7%
Lipitor	$487.47	$469.53	3.8%

Housing

Item	March ARB	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$285,300.00	$184,700.00	54.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,443.41	$1,229.62	180.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,493.00	$949.00	57.3%

Transportation

Item	March ARB	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.94	$2.71	45.3%
Tire Balancing	$57.17	$51.86	10.2%

Utilities

Item	March ARB	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$146.77	$170.84	14.1%
Phone	$174.14	$187.18	7.0%

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.
Homeland, CA	6,628	95	5.2%
Winchester, CA	2,407	100	0.4%
Warm Springs, CA	1,709	103	3.2%
Meadowbrook, CA	2,782	103	3.2%
Green Acres, CA	2,560	103	3.4%
March ARB, CA	1,145	123	23.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Verona, KY	1,145	98	1.8%
Hillside Lake, NY	1,145	118	18.3%
Rustburg, VA	1,145	85	14.9%
Preeceville, SK	1,145	n/a
Holly Pond, AL	1,146	84	16.2%
March ARB, CA	1,145	123	23.4%

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