Index | Shafter | California | National |
Cost of living | 107 | 140 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 110 | 111 | 100 |
Groceries | 110 | 118 | 100 |
Health care | 107 | 113 | 100 |
Housing | 82 | 196 | 100 |
Transportation | 123 | 128 | 100 |
Utilities | 146 | 118 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $56,479 | $4,707 | $1,318 | $1,695 |
Renters | $26,958 | $2,247 | $629 | $809 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
California | 7.25% | 10.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
California | 1% | 13.3% |
Item | Shafter | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $18.33 | $17.49 | 4.8% |
Beauty Salon | $83.33 | $38.17 | 118.3% |
Toothpaste | $3.55 | $2.32 | 53.0% |
Shampoo | $1.17 | $1.01 | 15.6% |
Movie | $11.72 | $10.72 | 9.3% |
Bowling | $11.67 | $13.86 | 15.8% |
Item | Shafter | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.06 | $3.90 | 4.1% |
Fried Chicken | $1.97 | $1.40 | 41.1% |
Milk | $2.14 | $1.96 | 9.1% |
Potatoes | $3.88 | $3.18 | 21.9% |
Pizza | $8.99 | $10.39 | 13.5% |
Beer | $9.48 | $9.23 | 2.7% |
Item | Shafter | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $108.00 | $106.34 | 1.6% |
Doctor | $121.25 | $115.25 | 5.2% |
Dentist | $108.33 | $98.38 | 10.1% |
Ibuprofen | $10.90 | $9.26 | 17.7% |
Lipitor | $483.33 | $466.47 | 3.6% |
Item | Shafter | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $153,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 16.8% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,214.38 | $1,273.32 | 4.6% |
Apartment Rent | $758.00 | $949.00 | 20.1% |
Item | Shafter | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.68 | $2.59 | 42.0% |
Tire Balancing | $46.67 | $48.90 | 4.6% |
Item | Shafter | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $312.56 | $167.60 | 86.5% |
Phone | $173.40 | $163.42 | 6.1% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Tupman, CA | 216 | 97 | -3% |
Mexican Colony, CA | 368 | 97 | -3% |
Cherokee Strip, CA | 164 | 101 | 1% |
Oildale, CA | 34,277 | 105 | 5% |
McFarland, CA | 13,391 | 105 | 5% |
Shafter, CA | 17,801 | 107 | 7% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Maumelle, AR | 17,795 | 101 | 1% |
Godfrey, IL | 17,809 | 90 | -10% |
Central Point, OR | 17,793 | 111 | 11% |
Dumont, NJ | 17,788 | 129 | 29% |
Durango, CO | 17,817 | 124 | 24% |
Shafter, CA | 17,801 | 107 | 7% |