Vacaville, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 29%

Goods & Services 7%

Housing 67%

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	Vacaville	California	National
Cost of living	129	140	100
Goods & Services	107	111	100
Groceries	121	118	100
Health care	117	113	100
Housing	167	196	100
Transportation	134	128	100
Utilities	102	118	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Vacaville is 8% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Vacaville is 29% higher than the national average
Vacaville housing is 67% 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	$93,777	$7,815	$2,188	$2,814
Renters	$53,727	$4,477	$1,254	$1,612

A good indicator of the general affordability of housing in Vacaville, CA, is the percentage of monthly income that should be spent on housing expenses, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Generally speaking, no more than 28 percent of your total gross income should be spent on your housing expenses and not more than 36 percent of your gross income on total expenses, including debts. In Vacaville, the median monthly income is $93,777 for those who own their own homes. Under the standard rule, that income level would allow for $2,188 to be budgeted for housing expenses each month, at the most. Renters, on the other hand, earn about $53,727, per the median income in the area. That would allow for renters to spend up to $1,254 on monthly rental expenses.

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	Vacaville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.80	$17.49	53.2%
Beauty Salon	$55.40	$38.17	45.1%
Toothpaste	$2.94	$2.32	26.7%
Shampoo	$1.48	$1.01	46.3%
Movie	$12.78	$10.72	19.2%
Bowling	$18.00	$13.86	29.9%

Groceries

Item	Vacaville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.29	$3.90	10.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.47	$1.40	5.3%
Milk	$2.57	$1.96	31.0%
Potatoes	$2.96	$3.18	7.0%
Pizza	$15.19	$10.39	46.1%
Beer	$9.66	$9.23	4.7%

Health Care

Item	Vacaville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$131.29	$106.34	23.5%
Doctor	$155.00	$115.25	34.5%
Dentist	$107.22	$98.38	9.0%
Ibuprofen	$11.92	$9.26	28.7%
Lipitor	$491.23	$466.47	5.3%

Housing

Item	Vacaville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$322,600.00	$184,700.00	74.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,623.46	$1,273.32	27.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,416.00	$949.00	49.2%

Transportation

Item	Vacaville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.73	$2.59	43.7%
Tire Balancing	$60.10	$48.90	22.9%

Utilities

Item	Vacaville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$171.58	$167.60	2.4%
Phone	$183.90	$163.42	12.5%

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.
Moskowite Corner, CA	198	85	-15%
Lemon Hill, CA	13,575	101	1%
Green Valley CDP (Los Angeles County), CA	1,000	127	27%
University of California-Davis, CA	6,957	118	18%
Winters, CA	6,974	121	21%
Vacaville, CA	95,607	129	29%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dearborn, MI	95,520	93	-7%
South Gate, CA	95,219	127	27%
Portsmouth, VA	96,071	96	-4%
Mission Viejo, CA	96,178	166	66%
New Bedford, MA	94,988	110	10%
Vacaville, CA	95,607	129	29%

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