Salton City, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 1%

Goods & Services 10%

Housing 40%

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	Salton City	California	National
Cost of living	99	140	100
Goods & Services	110	109	100
Groceries	112	112	100
Health care	108	109	100
Housing	60	196	100
Transportation	132	132	100
Utilities	121	127	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Salton City is 30% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Salton City is 1% lower than the national average
Salton City housing is 40% lower 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	$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%	10.5%

California Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	Salton City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.83	$20.27	17.6%
Beauty Salon	$65.72	$40.39	62.7%
Toothpaste	$2.26	$2.36	4.1%
Shampoo	$1.38	$1.08	28.5%
Movie	$14.91	$10.99	35.7%
Bowling	$22.56	$15.49	45.6%

Groceries

Item	Salton City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.52	$4.30	5.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.79	$1.40	28.2%
Milk	$2.30	$2.20	4.4%
Potatoes	$2.99	$3.22	7.1%
Pizza	$12.70	$10.74	18.3%
Beer	$9.93	$9.60	3.5%

Health Care

Item	Salton City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$123.80	$109.73	12.8%
Doctor	$125.00	$118.34	5.6%
Dentist	$109.73	$100.94	8.7%
Ibuprofen	$11.49	$9.93	15.7%
Lipitor	$490.43	$469.53	4.5%

Housing

Item	Salton City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$86,600.00	$184,700.00	53.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,789.33	$1,229.62	126.8%
Apartment Rent	$850.00	$949.00	10.4%

Transportation

Item	Salton City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.97	$2.71	46.6%
Tire Balancing	$55.77	$51.86	7.5%

Utilities

Item	Salton City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$239.65	$170.84	40.3%
Phone	$179.39	$187.18	4.2%

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.
Bombay Beach, CA	317	80	19.7%
Oasis, CA	4,374	88	12.1%
Salton Sea Beach, CA	501	91	8.8%
Desert Shores, CA	1,173	92	8.4%
North Shore, CA	3,199	97	3.1%
Salton City, CA	5,217	99	1.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Manitou Springs, CO	5,217	115	15.3%
Tipton, IN	5,217	79	20.8%
Robbins, IL	5,216	92	8.0%
Chackbay, LA	5,216	91	9.2%
Springfield, MI	5,218	74	26.0%
Salton City, CA	5,217	99	1.5%

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