| Index | Mettler | California | National |
| Cost of living | 104 | 141 | 100 |
| Groceries | 111 | 111 | 100 |
| Health care | 116 | 116 | 100 |
| Housing | 74 | 197 | 100 |
| Transportation | 120 | 118 | 100 |
| Utilities | 118 | 119 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 123 | 120 | 100 |
| Household Items | 110 | 111 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 129 | 127 | 100 |

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| Groceries index | |
| Health care index | |
| Housing index | |
| Transportation index | |
| Utilities index | |
| Lifestyle index | |
| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $113,851 | $9,488 | $2,656 | $3,416 |
| Renters | $57,220 | $4,768 | $1,335 | $1,717 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| California | 7.25% | 10.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| California | 1% | 13.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Weedpatch, CA | 2,941 | 101 | 0.7% |
| Lamont, CA | 15,220 | 106 | 6.4% |
| Arvin, CA | 22,011 | 112 | 11.9% |
| Edmundson Acres, CA | 350 | 113 | 12.6% |
| Mettler, CA | 119 | 104 | 4.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Wet Camp Village, AZ | 119 | 105 | 4.9% |
| Milford, CA | 119 | 104 | 3.8% |
| Strawberry CDP (Tuolumne County), CA | 119 | 115 | 15.1% |
| Archer, IA | 119 | 73 | 26.7% |
| Keomah Village, IA | 119 | 93 | 6.6% |
| Mettler, CA | 119 | 104 | 4.2% |