Montgomery Creek, California Cost Of Living

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20%

Overall NAT. AVG.

2%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

67%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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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	Montgomery Creek	California	National
Cost of living	120	140	100
Goods & Services	98	109	100
Groceries	106	112	100
Health care	104	109	100
Housing	167	196	100
Transportation	119	132	100
Utilities	83	127	100

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The cost of living in Montgomery Creek is 14% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Montgomery Creek is 20% higher than the national average
Montgomery Creek housing is 67% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Montgomery Creek	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.61	$20.27	6.6%
Beauty Salon	$36.39	$40.39	9.9%
Toothpaste	$2.56	$2.36	8.5%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.08	22.9%
Movie	$10.00	$10.99	9.0%
Bowling	$17.93	$15.49	15.8%

Groceries

Item	Montgomery Creek	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.99	$4.30	16.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.32	$1.40	5.4%
Milk	$2.81	$2.20	27.4%
Potatoes	$2.66	$3.22	17.3%
Pizza	$11.32	$10.74	5.4%
Beer	$9.29	$9.60	3.2%

Health Care

Item	Montgomery Creek	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$103.33	$109.73	5.8%
Doctor	$124.17	$118.34	4.9%
Dentist	$109.89	$100.94	8.9%
Ibuprofen	$11.13	$9.93	12.0%
Lipitor	$443.80	$469.53	5.5%

Housing

Item	Montgomery Creek	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$307,700.00	$184,700.00	66.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,669.91	$1,229.62	35.8%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Montgomery Creek	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.26	$2.71	20.4%
Tire Balancing	$60.22	$51.86	16.1%

Utilities

Item	Montgomery Creek	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$122.57	$170.84	28.3%
Phone	$181.37	$187.18	3.1%

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.
Big Bend, CA	85	90	9.9%
Burney, CA	3,527	92	7.9%
Round Mountain, CA	134	100	0.1%
Montgomery Creek, CA	100	120	20.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Blue Mountain, AR	100	101	0.7%
Indian Falls, CA	100	100	0.3%
Ledyard, IA	100	71	29.0%
Nemaha, IA	100	77	22.6%
St. Paul, IA	100	84	16.3%
Montgomery Creek, CA	100	120	20.2%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.