Sierra City, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 27%

Goods & Services 13%

Housing 74%

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	Sierra City	California	National
Cost of living	127	140	100
Goods & Services	113	111	100
Groceries	100	118	100
Health care	110	113	100
Housing	174	196	100
Transportation	113	128	100
Utilities	85	118	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Sierra City is 10% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Sierra City is 27% higher than the national average
Sierra City housing is 74% 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	$169,500	$14,125	$3,955	$5,086
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	Sierra City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.55	$17.49	0.4%
Beauty Salon	$46.47	$38.17	21.8%
Toothpaste	$3.68	$2.32	58.7%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.01	0.8%
Movie	$10.33	$10.72	3.6%
Bowling	$4.57	$13.86	67.0%

Groceries

Item	Sierra City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.52	$3.90	9.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.55	$1.40	11.1%
Milk	$2.16	$1.96	10.2%
Potatoes	$1.99	$3.18	37.5%
Pizza	$13.32	$10.39	28.2%
Beer	$8.19	$9.23	11.3%

Health Care

Item	Sierra City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$108.47	$106.34	2.0%
Doctor	$138.14	$115.25	19.9%
Dentist	$99.33	$98.38	1.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.44	$9.26	12.7%
Lipitor	$385.41	$466.47	17.4%

Housing

Item	Sierra City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$320,600.00	$184,700.00	73.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,275.94	$1,273.32	0.2%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Sierra City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.73	$2.59	5.2%
Tire Balancing	$44.33	$48.90	9.3%

Utilities

Item	Sierra City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$113.26	$167.60	32.4%
Phone	$30.01	$163.42	81.6%

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.
Washington, CA	79	106	6%
Johnsville, CA	0	106	6%
Blairsden, CA	51	106	6%
Alleghany, CA	134	106	6%
Gold Mountain, CA	21	106	6%
Sierra City, CA	204	127	27%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cantwell, AK	204	118	18%
East Waterford, PA	204	89	-11%
Norcatur, KS	204	71	-29%
Riverdale, NE	204	86	-14%
Volin, SD	204	80	-20%
Sierra City, CA	204	127	27%

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

Sierra City, CA Cost of Living