| Index | Shasta | California | National |
| Cost of living | 118 | 141 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 108 | 111 | 100 |
| Groceries | 106 | 116 | 100 |
| Health care | 114 | 111 | 100 |
| Housing | 137 | 196 | 100 |
| Transportation | 124 | 129 | 100 |
| Utilities | 106 | 129 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $69,706 | $5,809 | $1,626 | $2,091 |
| Renters | $48,618 | $4,052 | $1,134 | $1,459 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| California | 7.25% | 10.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| California | 1% | 12.3% |
| Item | Shasta | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $33.00 | $22.08 | 49.4% |
| Beauty Salon | $57.08 | $42.88 | 33.1% |
| Toothpaste | $3.18 | $2.57 | 24.1% |
| Shampoo | $1.37 | $1.15 | 19.1% |
| Movie | $12.51 | $11.51 | 8.7% |
| Bowling | $26.59 | $16.62 | 60.0% |
| Item | Shasta | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.76 | $4.98 | 15.6% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.51 | $1.58 | 4.5% |
| Milk | $3.08 | $2.42 | 27.4% |
| Potatoes | $3.85 | $3.54 | 8.9% |
| Pizza | $14.27 | $11.49 | 24.2% |
| Beer | $9.53 | $10.04 | 5.1% |
| Item | Shasta | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $149.00 | $117.76 | 26.5% |
| Doctor | $176.26 | $125.34 | 40.6% |
| Dentist | $109.67 | $107.52 | 2.0% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.28 | $10.26 | 10.0% |
| Lipitor | $408.08 | $459.24 | 11.1% |
| Item | Shasta | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $354,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 92.0% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,251.43 | $1,697.41 | 32.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,218.00 | $949.00 | 28.3% |
| Item | Shasta | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $5.48 | $3.85 | 42.5% |
| Tire Balancing | $50.63 | $57.01 | 11.2% |
| Item | Shasta | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $196.19 | $177.27 | 10.7% |
| Phone | $189.21 | $189.62 | 0.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| French Gulch, CA | 441 | 93 | 7.1% |
| Mountain Gate, CA | 703 | 99 | 1.5% |
| Keswick, CA | 192 | 101 | 1.1% |
| Anderson, CA | 10,479 | 102 | 2.4% |
| Cottonwood, CA | 5,435 | 103 | 3.1% |
| Shasta, CA | 1,639 | 118 | 17.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Monona, IA | 1,639 | 88 | 11.7% |
| Worthington, KY | 1,639 | 88 | 12.4% |
| Bear Creek, AL | 1,638 | 79 | 21.4% |
| Callender, CA | 1,638 | 173 | 72.8% |
| Ahtahkakoop 104, SK | 1,638 | n/a | |
| Shasta, CA | 1,639 | 118 | 17.8% |
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