Moss Landing, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 2%

Goods & Services 12%

Housing 0%

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	Moss Landing	California	National
Cost of living	102	140	100
Goods & Services	88	111	100
Groceries	105	118	100
Health care	111	113	100
Housing	n/a	196	100
Transportation	111	128	100
Utilities	129	118	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Moss Landing is 27% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Moss Landing is 2% higher than the national average
Moss Landing housing is 20% 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	Moss Landing	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.50	$17.49	57.2%
Beauty Salon	$50.52	$38.17	32.4%
Toothpaste	$2.52	$2.32	8.6%
Shampoo	$1.06	$1.01	4.8%
Movie	$15.05	$10.72	40.3%
Bowling	$18.25	$13.86	31.7%

Groceries

Item	Moss Landing	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.36	$3.90	11.8%
Fried Chicken	$2.03	$1.40	45.4%
Milk	$2.27	$1.96	15.7%
Potatoes	$3.20	$3.18	0.5%
Pizza	$10.74	$10.39	3.3%
Beer	$8.99	$9.23	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Moss Landing	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$127.00	$106.34	19.4%
Doctor	$148.00	$115.25	28.4%
Dentist	$99.60	$98.38	1.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.06	$9.26	8.6%
Lipitor	$502.77	$466.47	7.8%

Housing

Item	Moss Landing	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,556.13	$1,273.32	22.2%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Moss Landing	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.24	$2.59	25.0%
Tire Balancing	$45.00	$48.90	8.0%

Utilities

Item	Moss Landing	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$260.15	$167.60	55.2%
Phone	$173.87	$163.42	6.4%

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.
Live Oak city, CA	8,501	115	15%
Castroville, CA	6,978	110	10%
Pajaro, CA	3,524	111	11%
Boronda, CA	1,381	116	16%
Salinas, CA	155,889	117	17%
Moss Landing, CA	118	102	2%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Shelocta, PA	118	88	-12%
Port Colden, NJ	118	103	3%
Richvale, CA	118	121	21%
Granger, WY	118	96	-4%
Sinking Spring, OH	118	83	-17%
Moss Landing, CA	118	102	2%

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

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