Blossom Valley, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 71%

Goods & Services 30%

Housing 170%

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	Blossom Valley	San Jose	California
Cost of living	171	181	140
Goods & Services	130	130	111
Groceries	126	126	118
Health care	127	127	113
Housing	270	303	196
Transportation	137	137	128
Utilities	121	121	118

Key findings

The cost of living in Blossom Valley is 22% higher than the San Jose average
The cost of living in Blossom Valley is 71% higher than the national average
Blossom Valley housing is 170% 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)
Household	$99,767	$8,314	$2,328	$2,993

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	San Jose	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	San Jose	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	San Jose	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	San Jose	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$658,000.00	$184,700.00	256.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,196.29	$1,273.32	151.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,689.00	$949.00	78.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	San Jose	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.
Mountain View CDP, CA	2,585	138	38%
Zayante, CA	941	148	48%
Lompico, CA	902	148	48%
Alum Rock, CA	11,877	159	59%
Felton, CA	3,582	160	60%
San Jose, CA	1,009,363	181	81%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Austin, TX	907,779	109	9%
Jacksonville, FL	856,616	90	-10%
San Francisco, CA	850,282	206	106%
Indianapolis, IN	846,674	90	-10%
Columbus, OH	837,038	90	-10%
San Jose, CA	1,009,363	181	81%

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

Blossom Valley, San Jose, CA Cost of Living