North Highlands cost of living index

The above illustration supplies generalized information for the North Highlands, CA cost of living index. Compared to other cities in California and cities across the country, the cost of living index in North Highlands, CA is 104, which is 25% lower than the California average and 4% higher than that for the entire country. The index is comprised of the following criteria: cost of retail goods and services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), cost of public/private transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). Everyday goods and services, along with housing account for 63 percent of the total cost of living index. Goods and services that are a necessity regardless of location provide an accurate general sense of the cost of living in one city versus another. As seen above, the cost of retail goods and services in North Highlands, CA are 1% lower than the average for California and 9% higher than the rest of the country.

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The salary calculator is used in order to provide a comparison of your current salary in North Highlands, CA to another city of your choice. The calculator will inform you of what your salary needs to be in any specific city in order for you to maintain your living standard based on what the city’s cost of living is. As an example, if you are seeking to move to a city that has a higher cost of living compared to North Highlands, CA, you would have to earn a higher income to maintain a standard of living that is similar. To get started with the North Highlands, CA salary calculator, input the new city’s name and then move the slider to indicate your current income. The salary calculator will now process the numbers and show you whether you need to earn more or less in the chosen city. A comprehensive breakdown of the cost of living will also be shown.

Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living is by simply calculating the maximum that a person should spend on housing in North Highlands, CA, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The safest way to live in the city is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income that one earns on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. North Highlands, CA has a median income of about $52,588 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a person should spend a maximum of $1,227 on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $30,594. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $714 on all of their rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

California Sales Tax

California Income Tax

When considering the overall cost of living expenses in North Highlands, CA, it's important to take into account the sales tax for California, as well as the rate for income tax in California. Goods and services sold to consumers in any state have some form of sales tax. Each state has its own tax code, which means that sales tax rates vary from state to state, ranging from over 7% in some states to as low as 0% in others. The maximum surtax for California is 10.25%, and the sales tax in the state of California is 7.25%. Alternatively, the tax imposed on your income by the state government is known as income tax. The rate for this tax also varies from state to state, and your rate is affected by your tax bracket, which is determined by your level of income. Income tax rates might be as high as 9%, down to as low as 0%. The range for income tax rates in California starts from 1% and goes up to 13.3%.

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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.

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Source: The North Highlands, CA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.