Index | Portola Valley | California | National |
Cost of living | 350 | 140 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 137 | 111 | 100 |
Groceries | 127 | 118 | 100 |
Health care | 127 | 113 | 100 |
Housing | 856 | 196 | 100 |
Transportation | 141 | 128 | 100 |
Utilities | 122 | 118 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $250,001 | $20,833 | $5,833 | $7,501 |
Renters | $98,594 | $8,216 | $2,300 | $2,958 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
California | 7.25% | 10.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
California | 1% | 13.3% |
Item | Portola Valley | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $23.67 | $17.49 | 35.3% |
Beauty Salon | $84.88 | $38.17 | 122.4% |
Toothpaste | $2.92 | $2.32 | 25.8% |
Shampoo | $1.37 | $1.01 | 35.4% |
Movie | $15.04 | $10.72 | 40.2% |
Bowling | $21.14 | $13.86 | 52.5% |
Item | Portola Valley | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.47 | $3.90 | 11.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.39 | $1.40 | 0.4% |
Milk | $2.34 | $1.96 | 19.3% |
Potatoes | $2.57 | $3.18 | 19.3% |
Pizza | $13.99 | $10.39 | 34.6% |
Beer | $10.39 | $9.23 | 12.6% |
Item | Portola Valley | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $143.14 | $106.34 | 34.6% |
Doctor | $154.00 | $115.25 | 33.6% |
Dentist | $138.14 | $98.38 | 40.4% |
Ibuprofen | $12.19 | $9.26 | 31.6% |
Lipitor | $435.97 | $466.47 | 6.5% |
Item | Portola Valley | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $2,000,001.00 | $184,700.00 | 982.8% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $4,745.39 | $1,273.32 | 272.7% |
Apartment Rent | $3,114.00 | $949.00 | 228.1% |
Item | Portola Valley | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.82 | $2.59 | 47.5% |
Tire Balancing | $65.75 | $48.90 | 34.5% |
Item | Portola Valley | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $224.45 | $167.60 | 33.9% |
Phone | $195.57 | $163.42 | 19.7% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Loma Mar, CA | 150 | 133 | 33% |
Mountain View CDP, CA | 2,585 | 138 | 38% |
East Palo Alto, CA | 29,353 | 163 | 63% |
Newark, CA | 44,677 | 169 | 69% |
La Honda, CA | 518 | 177 | 77% |
Portola Valley, CA | 4,550 | 350 | 250% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Niskayuna, NY | 4,548 | 109 | 9% |
Gibraltar, MI | 4,547 | 92 | -8% |
Mullins, SC | 4,553 | 83 | -17% |
Cobleskill, NY | 4,554 | 96 | -4% |
Madisonville, TX | 4,546 | 84 | -16% |
Portola Valley, CA | 4,550 | 350 | 250% |