Tulare, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 5%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 8%

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	Tulare	California	National
Cost of living	105	140	100
Goods & Services	99	109	100
Groceries	100	112	100
Health care	100	109	100
Housing	92	196	100
Transportation	116	132	100
Utilities	161	127	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Tulare is 25% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Tulare is 5% higher than the national average
Tulare housing is 8% lower 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	$62,044	$5,170	$1,448	$1,862
Renters	$31,257	$2,605	$729	$938

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Tulare, CA, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Tulare homeowners, is $62,044. This would allow for a maximum of $1,448 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $31,257 which would result in a maximum of $729 to be spent on rental costs.

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	Tulare	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	Tulare	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	Tulare	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	Tulare	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$163,100.00	$184,700.00	11.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,005.22	$1,229.62	18.2%
Apartment Rent	$941.00	$949.00	0.8%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Tulare	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.
Linnell Camp, CA	818	92	7.7%
Plainview, CA	906	94	6.3%
Matheny, CA	1,001	95	5.0%
Woodville, CA	1,748	96	4.4%
Poplar-Cotton Center, CA	3,009	96	3.8%
Tulare, CA	61,664	105	5.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
La Habra, CA	61,660	139	39.3%
West Des Moines, IA	61,624	95	4.7%
Taylor, MI	61,716	89	11.0%
Brentwood, NY	61,438	129	29.3%
Wellington, FL	61,371	127	26.8%
Tulare, CA	61,664	105	5.0%

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