Salton City, CA Cost Of Living

Salton City 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	Salton City	California	National
Cost of living index	95	138	100
Index	Salton City	California	National
Goods & Services index	103	110	100
Groceries index	114	115	100
Health care index	107	109	100
Housing index	60	196	100
Transportation index	123	125	100
Utilities index	117	114	100

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The cost of living in Salton City is 31% lower than the California average.
The cost of living in Salton City is 5% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Salton City is 40% lower 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	$26,607	$2,217	$621	$798
Renters	$42,568	$3,547	$993	$1,277

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.25%	10.25%

California Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
California	1%	13.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Salton City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.00	$16.09	18.1%
Beauty Salon	$57.00	$37.33	52.7%
Toothpaste	$2.66	$2.45	8.8%
Shampoo	$1.29	$1.00	28.9%
Movie	$13.78	$10.28	34.1%
Bowling	$5.07	$4.93	2.7%

Groceries

Item	Salton City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.77	$3.80	25.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.14	$1.40	18.6%
Milk	$2.16	$2.01	7.6%
Potatoes	$2.77	$3.01	8.1%
Pizza	$9.96	$9.89	0.7%
Beer	$9.88	$8.90	11.0%

Health Care

Item	Salton City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$107.20	$102.16	4.9%
Doctor	$105.00	$108.36	3.1%
Dentist	$104.33	$92.53	12.8%
Ibuprofen	$12.77	$9.28	37.6%
Lipitor	$409.84	$425.82	3.8%

Housing

Item	Salton City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$86,600.00	$184,700.00	53.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,000.48	$1,202.44	149.5%
Apartment Rent	$850.00	$949.00	10.4%

Transportation

Item	Salton City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.91	$2.24	29.7%
Tire Balancing	$50.56	$46.29	9.2%

Utilities

Item	Salton City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$232.69	$165.96	40.2%
Phone	$25.97	$28.68	9.5%

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.
Bombay Beach, CA	317	77	-23%
Oasis, CA	4,374	85	-15%
Salton Sea Beach, CA	501	88	-12%
Desert Shores, CA	1,173	88	-12%
North Shore, CA	3,199	94	-6%
Salton City, CA	5,217	95	-5%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Tipton, IN	5,217	84	-16%
Manitou Springs, CO	5,217	107	7%
Robbins, IL	5,216	94	-6%
Springfield, MI	5,218	73	-27%
Chackbay, LA	5,216	92	-8%
Salton City, CA	5,217	95	-5%

Source: The Salton City, CA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Salton City, CA Cost of Living