Valley Acres, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 4%

Goods & Services 10%

Housing 25%

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	Valley Acres	California	National
Cost of living	104	140	100
Goods & Services	110	111	100
Groceries	110	118	100
Health care	107	113	100
Housing	75	196	100
Transportation	123	128	100
Utilities	146	118	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Valley Acres is 26% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Valley Acres is 4% higher than the national average
Valley Acres housing is 25% 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	$46,625	$3,885	$1,088	$1,399
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	Valley Acres	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.33	$17.49	4.8%
Beauty Salon	$83.33	$38.17	118.3%
Toothpaste	$3.55	$2.32	53.0%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.01	15.6%
Movie	$11.72	$10.72	9.3%
Bowling	$11.67	$13.86	15.8%

Groceries

Item	Valley Acres	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.06	$3.90	4.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.97	$1.40	41.1%
Milk	$2.14	$1.96	9.1%
Potatoes	$3.88	$3.18	21.9%
Pizza	$8.99	$10.39	13.5%
Beer	$9.48	$9.23	2.7%

Health Care

Item	Valley Acres	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$108.00	$106.34	1.6%
Doctor	$121.25	$115.25	5.2%
Dentist	$108.33	$98.38	10.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.90	$9.26	17.7%
Lipitor	$483.33	$466.47	3.6%

Housing

Item	Valley Acres	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$112,500.00	$184,700.00	39.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,214.38	$1,273.32	4.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,025.00	$949.00	8.0%

Transportation

Item	Valley Acres	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.68	$2.59	42.0%
Tire Balancing	$46.67	$48.90	4.6%

Utilities

Item	Valley Acres	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$312.56	$167.60	86.5%
Phone	$173.40	$163.42	6.1%

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.
McKittrick, CA	121	89	-11%
Fellows, CA	76	92	-8%
Maricopa, CA	1,115	95	-5%
Tupman, CA	216	97	-3%
Ford City, CA	4,735	101	1%
Valley Acres, CA	456	104	4%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Truro, IA	456	85	-15%
Orestes, IN	456	80	-20%
Ehrhardt, SC	456	84	-16%
Broomes Island, MD	456	134	34%
Gordon, TX	456	79	-21%
Valley Acres, CA	456	104	4%

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

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