Ross, CA Cost Of Living

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Ross cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Ross	California	National
Cost of living index	342	140	100
Index	Ross	California	National
Goods & Services index	137	111	100
Groceries index	127	118	100
Health care index	127	113	100
Housing index	830	196	100
Transportation index	141	128	100
Utilities index	122	118	100

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The cost of living in Ross is 144% higher than the California average.
The cost of living in Ross is 242% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Ross is 730% higher than the national average.
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average.
California state income tax is 55% 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	$214,167	$17,847	$4,997	$6,426
Renters	$137,841	$11,487	$3,216	$4,136

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	Ross	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%

Groceries

Item	Ross	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%

Health Care

Item	Ross	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%

Housing

Item	Ross	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	$2,266.00	$949.00	138.8%

Transportation

Item	Ross	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.82	$2.59	47.5%
Tire Balancing	$65.75	$48.90	34.5%

Utilities

Item	Ross	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$224.45	$167.60	33.9%
Phone	$195.57	$163.42	19.7%

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.
Strawberry CDP (Tuolumne County), CA	116	133	33%
Rollingwood, CA	3,231	125	25%
San Pablo, CA	29,991	126	26%
Montalvin Manor, CA	3,174	127	27%
North Richmond, CA	4,039	129	29%
Ross, CA	2,381	342	242%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cabool, MO	2,381	80	-20%
Winneconne, WI	2,382	91	-9%
Clay, PA	2,379	101	1%
Kentwood, LA	2,379	82	-18%
Breckinridge Center, KY	2,378	81	-19%
Ross, CA	2,381	342	242%

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

Ross, CA Cost of Living