Visalia, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 8%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 2%

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	Visalia	California	National
Cost of living	108	140	100
Goods & Services	99	109	100
Groceries	100	112	100
Health care	100	109	100
Housing	102	196	100
Transportation	116	132	100
Utilities	161	127	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Visalia is 23% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Visalia is 8% higher than the national average
Visalia housing is 2% 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	$66,947	$5,579	$1,562	$2,009
Renters	$32,133	$2,678	$750	$964

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Visalia is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Visalia has a median income of about $66,947 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,562 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $32,133. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $750 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Visalia	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	Visalia	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	Visalia	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	Visalia	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$190,500.00	$184,700.00	3.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,005.22	$1,229.62	18.2%
Apartment Rent	$939.00	$949.00	1.1%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Visalia	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.
El Rancho, CA	76	111	10.8%
Delft Colony, CA	103	111	10.8%
Yettem, CA	353	111	10.8%
Linnell Camp, CA	818	92	7.7%
Plainview, CA	906	94	6.3%
Visalia, CA	128,738	108	8.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Thousand Oaks, CA	128,623	171	70.7%
Gainesville, FL	128,610	95	5.0%
Denton, TX	128,421	102	2.1%
Roseville, CA	128,276	132	31.6%
Carrollton, TX	129,266	106	5.7%
Visalia, CA	128,738	108	8.1%

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