Shell Ridge, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 141%

Goods & Services 30%

Housing 403%

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	Shell Ridge	California	National
Cost of living	241	140	100
Goods & Services	130	111	100
Groceries	126	118	100
Health care	127	113	100
Housing	503	196	100
Transportation	137	128	100
Utilities	121	118	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Shell Ridge is 72% higher than the California average
The cost of living in Shell Ridge is 141% higher than the national average
Shell Ridge housing is 403% 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)
Owners	$153,333	$12,778	$3,578	$4,600
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Shell Ridge	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	Shell Ridge	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	Shell Ridge	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	Shell Ridge	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$929,900.00	$184,700.00	403.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,196.29	$1,273.32	151.0%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Shell Ridge	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.
North Gate, CA	465	129	29%
Bay Point, CA	23,131	125	25%
Port Costa, CA	228	126	26%
Pacheco, CA	4,059	128	28%
Vallejo, CA	119,644	131	31%
Shell Ridge, CA	1,123	241	141%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Randolph AFB, TX	1,123	123	23%
Craig Beach, OH	1,123	86	-14%
Mount Gilead, NC	1,123	87	-13%
Mifflintown, PA	1,123	86	-14%
Lumpkin, GA	1,123	79	-21%
Shell Ridge, CA	1,123	241	141%

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

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