Rutherford, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 97%

Goods & Services 30%

Housing 257%

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	Rutherford	California	National
Cost of living	197	140	100
Goods & Services	130	111	100
Groceries	126	118	100
Health care	127	113	100
Housing	357	196	100
Transportation	137	128	100
Utilities	121	118	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Rutherford is 41% higher than the California average
The cost of living in Rutherford is 97% higher than the national average
Rutherford housing is 257% 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	$72,778	$6,065	$1,698	$2,184
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Rutherford	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.71	$17.49	12.7%
Beauty Salon	$67.86	$38.17	77.8%
Toothpaste	$2.93	$2.32	26.2%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.01	31.4%
Movie	$12.11	$10.72	12.9%
Bowling	$19.83	$13.86	43.1%

Groceries

Item	Rutherford	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.71	$3.90	4.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.35	$1.40	3.3%
Milk	$2.39	$1.96	21.8%
Potatoes	$2.66	$3.18	16.4%
Pizza	$13.70	$10.39	31.8%
Beer	$10.49	$9.23	13.7%

Health Care

Item	Rutherford	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$136.71	$106.34	28.6%
Doctor	$150.71	$115.25	30.8%
Dentist	$139.14	$98.38	41.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.99	$9.26	29.5%
Lipitor	$442.32	$466.47	5.2%

Housing

Item	Rutherford	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$659,100.00	$184,700.00	256.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,196.29	$1,273.32	151.0%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Rutherford	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.79	$2.59	46.2%
Tire Balancing	$61.00	$48.90	24.8%

Utilities

Item	Rutherford	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$228.47	$167.60	36.3%
Phone	$184.65	$163.42	13.0%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Oakville, CA	151	129	29%
Moskowite Corner, CA	198	85	-15%
Green Valley CDP (Los Angeles County), CA	1,000	127	27%
Rohnert Park, CA	41,928	145	45%
Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, CA	4,775	149	49%
Rutherford, CA	135	197	97%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Laporte, MN	135	90	-10%
Haydenville, OH	135	86	-14%
Chain-O-Lakes, MO	135	96	-4%
Brooksburg, IN	135	89	-11%
Island Park, ID	135	110	10%
Rutherford, CA	135	197	97%

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

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