Summerland, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 107%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 332%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Summerland	California	National
Cost of living	207	140	100
Goods & Services	99	109	100
Groceries	100	112	100
Health care	100	109	100
Housing	432	196	100
Transportation	116	132	100
Utilities	161	127	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Summerland is 48% higher than the California average
The cost of living in Summerland is 107% higher than the national average
Summerland housing is 332% 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	$82,171	$6,848	$1,917	$2,465
Renters	$70,893	$5,908	$1,654	$2,127

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	Summerland	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.06	$20.27	13.8%
Beauty Salon	$64.23	$40.39	59.0%
Toothpaste	$3.31	$2.36	40.2%
Shampoo	$1.01	$1.08	6.4%
Movie	$10.76	$10.99	2.0%
Bowling	$14.84	$15.49	4.2%

Groceries

Item	Summerland	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.59	$4.30	6.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.52	$1.40	8.5%
Milk	$2.23	$2.20	1.1%
Potatoes	$2.58	$3.22	19.7%
Pizza	$8.68	$10.74	19.2%
Beer	$9.17	$9.60	4.5%

Health Care

Item	Summerland	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$79.02	$109.73	28.0%
Doctor	$110.55	$118.34	6.6%
Dentist	$119.08	$100.94	18.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.89	$9.93	9.6%
Lipitor	$392.60	$469.53	16.4%

Housing

Item	Summerland	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$1,023,400.00	$184,700.00	454.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,005.22	$1,229.62	18.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,394.00	$949.00	46.9%

Transportation

Item	Summerland	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.53	$2.71	30.3%
Tire Balancing	$48.74	$51.86	6.0%

Utilities

Item	Summerland	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$365.05	$170.84	113.7%
Phone	$174.19	$187.18	6.9%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Carpinteria, CA	13,553	162	61.8%
Santa Barbara, CA	90,922	193	93.5%
Mission Canyon, CA	2,769	207	107.2%
Toro Canyon, CA	1,714	257	157.3%
Montecito, CA	9,193	329	229.2%
Summerland, CA	1,146	207	107.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Holly Pond, AL	1,146	84	16.2%
Edison, GA	1,146	80	20.0%
Marcus, IA	1,146	83	16.8%
Rome City, IN	1,146	98	2.3%
Plattekill, NY	1,146	124	23.9%
Summerland, CA	1,146	207	107.1%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.