Rodeo, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 38%

Goods & Services 19%

Housing 68%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Rodeo	California	National
Cost of living	138	140	100
Goods & Services	119	109	100
Groceries	128	112	100
Health care	122	109	100
Housing	168	196	100
Transportation	140	132	100
Utilities	131	127	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Rodeo is 1% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Rodeo is 38% higher than the national average
Rodeo housing is 68% 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	$95,000	$7,917	$2,217	$2,850
Renters	$30,216	$2,518	$705	$907

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Rodeo 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. Rodeo has a median income of about $95,000 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $2,217 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $30,216. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $705 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	Rodeo	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%

Groceries

Item	Rodeo	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%

Health Care

Item	Rodeo	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%

Housing

Item	Rodeo	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$345,300.00	$184,700.00	87.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,714.78	$1,229.62	120.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,178.00	$949.00	24.1%

Transportation

Item	Rodeo	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.95	$2.71	45.7%
Tire Balancing	$68.02	$51.86	31.2%

Utilities

Item	Rodeo	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$266.98	$170.84	56.3%
Phone	$185.39	$187.18	1.0%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Strawberry CDP (Tuolumne County), CA	116	128	28.5%
North Gate, CA	465	126	25.6%
Rollingwood, CA	3,231	123	23.4%
Port Costa, CA	228	124	23.5%
San Pablo, CA	29,991	124	23.8%
Rodeo, CA	9,798	138	38.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Coffeyville, KS	9,796	75	25.2%
Russellville, AL	9,804	80	19.8%
Glenwood Springs, CO	9,806	119	18.9%
Poulsbo, WA	9,806	131	31.4%
Croydon, PA	9,807	108	8.1%
Rodeo, CA	9,798	138	38.4%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.