Index | Palo Alto | California | National |
Cost of living | 303 | 140 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 119 | 109 | 100 |
Groceries | 128 | 112 | 100 |
Health care | 122 | 109 | 100 |
Housing | 717 | 196 | 100 |
Transportation | 140 | 132 | 100 |
Utilities | 131 | 127 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $179,628 | $14,969 | $4,191 | $5,389 |
Renters | $93,786 | $7,816 | $2,188 | $2,814 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
California | 7.25% | 10.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
California | 1% | 13.3% |
Item | Palo Alto | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $21.17 | $20.27 | 4.4% |
Beauty Salon | $71.31 | $40.39 | 76.5% |
Toothpaste | $3.06 | $2.36 | 29.7% |
Shampoo | $1.36 | $1.08 | 26.0% |
Movie | $14.19 | $10.99 | 29.2% |
Bowling | $20.50 | $15.49 | 32.3% |
Item | Palo Alto | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.24 | $4.30 | 1.3% |
Fried Chicken | $1.82 | $1.40 | 30.3% |
Milk | $2.78 | $2.20 | 26.2% |
Potatoes | $2.98 | $3.22 | 7.5% |
Pizza | $12.93 | $10.74 | 20.4% |
Beer | $10.32 | $9.60 | 7.5% |
Item | Palo Alto | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $132.96 | $109.73 | 21.2% |
Doctor | $139.84 | $118.34 | 18.2% |
Dentist | $138.42 | $100.94 | 37.1% |
Ibuprofen | $12.22 | $9.93 | 23.0% |
Lipitor | $473.62 | $469.53 | 0.9% |
Item | Palo Alto | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $1,702,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 821.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,714.78 | $1,229.62 | 120.8% |
Apartment Rent | $2,283.00 | $949.00 | 140.6% |
Item | Palo Alto | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.95 | $2.71 | 45.7% |
Tire Balancing | $68.02 | $51.86 | 31.2% |
Item | Palo Alto | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $266.98 | $170.84 | 56.3% |
Phone | $185.39 | $187.18 | 1.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Loma Mar, CA | 150 | 128 | 28.5% |
Mountain View CDP, CA | 2,585 | 136 | 36.3% |
East Palo Alto, CA | 29,353 | 161 | 60.9% |
Newark, CA | 44,677 | 167 | 66.8% |
Union City, CA | 73,500 | 168 | 68.4% |
Palo Alto, CA | 66,649 | 303 | 203.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Portland, ME | 66,649 | 111 | 11.3% |
Camarillo, CA | 66,630 | 153 | 53.1% |
Woodbury, MN | 66,699 | 119 | 19.2% |
South San Francisco, CA | 66,587 | 178 | 78.4% |
Oshkosh, WI | 66,713 | 92 | 7.6% |
Palo Alto, CA | 66,649 | 303 | 203.1% |