Marin City, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 67%

Goods & Services 37%

Housing 147%

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	Marin City	California	National
Cost of living	167	140	100
Goods & Services	137	111	100
Groceries	127	118	100
Health care	127	113	100
Housing	247	196	100
Transportation	141	128	100
Utilities	122	118	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Marin City is 19% higher than the California average
The cost of living in Marin City is 67% higher than the national average
Marin City housing is 147% 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	$75,583	$6,299	$1,763	$2,268
Renters	$33,077	$2,756	$772	$992

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	Marin City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.67	$17.49	35.3%
Beauty Salon	$84.88	$38.17	122.4%
Toothpaste	$2.92	$2.32	25.8%
Shampoo	$1.37	$1.01	35.4%
Movie	$15.04	$10.72	40.2%
Bowling	$21.14	$13.86	52.5%

Groceries

Item	Marin City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.47	$3.90	11.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.40	0.4%
Milk	$2.34	$1.96	19.3%
Potatoes	$2.57	$3.18	19.3%
Pizza	$13.99	$10.39	34.6%
Beer	$10.39	$9.23	12.6%

Health Care

Item	Marin City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$143.14	$106.34	34.6%
Doctor	$154.00	$115.25	33.6%
Dentist	$138.14	$98.38	40.4%
Ibuprofen	$12.19	$9.26	31.6%
Lipitor	$435.97	$466.47	6.5%

Housing

Item	Marin City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$533,000.00	$184,700.00	188.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,745.39	$1,273.32	272.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,439.00	$949.00	51.6%

Transportation

Item	Marin City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.82	$2.59	47.5%
Tire Balancing	$65.75	$48.90	34.5%

Utilities

Item	Marin City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$224.45	$167.60	33.9%
Phone	$195.57	$163.42	19.7%

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.
Strawberry CDP (Tuolumne County), CA	116	133	33%
Rollingwood, CA	3,231	125	25%
San Pablo, CA	29,991	126	26%
Montalvin Manor, CA	3,174	127	27%
North Richmond, CA	4,039	129	29%
Marin City, CA	3,115	167	67%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Macungie, PA	3,115	103	3%
Jacksonwald, PA	3,114	99	-1%
Hogansville, GA	3,114	86	-14%
Clearbrook Park, NJ	3,114	110	10%
Sloatsburg, NY	3,113	126	26%
Marin City, CA	3,115	167	67%

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

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