Rancho Mirage, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 45%

Goods & Services 8%

Housing 118%

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	Rancho Mirage	California	National
Cost of living	145	140	100
Goods & Services	108	111	100
Groceries	116	118	100
Health care	110	113	100
Housing	218	196	100
Transportation	130	128	100
Utilities	119	118	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Rancho Mirage is 4% higher than the California average
The cost of living in Rancho Mirage is 45% higher than the national average
Rancho Mirage housing is 118% 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	$76,673	$6,389	$1,789	$2,300
Renters	$36,549	$3,046	$853	$1,097

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Rancho Mirage is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Rancho Mirage has a median income of about $76,673 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,789 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $36,549. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $853 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Rancho Mirage	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.80	$17.49	18.9%
Beauty Salon	$61.25	$38.17	60.5%
Toothpaste	$2.49	$2.32	7.3%
Shampoo	$1.39	$1.01	37.4%
Movie	$14.12	$10.72	31.7%
Bowling	$20.67	$13.86	49.1%

Groceries

Item	Rancho Mirage	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.32	$3.90	14.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.79	$1.40	28.2%
Milk	$2.19	$1.96	11.6%
Potatoes	$2.99	$3.18	6.1%
Pizza	$10.99	$10.39	5.7%
Beer	$9.66	$9.23	4.7%

Health Care

Item	Rancho Mirage	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$114.50	$106.34	7.7%
Doctor	$131.25	$115.25	13.9%
Dentist	$104.00	$98.38	5.7%
Ibuprofen	$12.32	$9.26	33.0%
Lipitor	$483.87	$466.47	3.7%

Housing

Item	Rancho Mirage	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$471,300.00	$184,700.00	155.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,842.85	$1,273.32	123.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,245.00	$949.00	31.2%

Transportation

Item	Rancho Mirage	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.79	$2.59	46.2%
Tire Balancing	$52.00	$48.90	6.4%

Utilities

Item	Rancho Mirage	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$230.87	$167.60	37.7%
Phone	$173.40	$163.42	6.1%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Desert Edge, CA	3,848	89	-11%
Sky Valley, CA	2,574	95	-5%
Garnet, CA	6,297	101	1%
Desert Hot Springs, CA	28,092	102	2%
Whitewater, CA	821	103	3%
Rancho Mirage, CA	17,876	145	45%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Oswego, NY	17,880	88	-12%
Farmington, MO	17,881	87	-13%
Sheridan, WY	17,866	101	1%
St. Marys, GA	17,853	94	-6%
Monroe, WA	17,906	131	31%
Rancho Mirage, CA	17,876	145	45%

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

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