Williams, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 7%

Goods & Services 7%

Housing 6%

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	Williams	California	National
Cost of living	107	140	100
Goods & Services	107	111	100
Groceries	121	118	100
Health care	117	113	100
Housing	94	196	100
Transportation	134	128	100
Utilities	102	118	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Williams is 23% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Williams is 7% higher than the national average
Williams housing is 6% 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	$61,534	$5,128	$1,436	$1,846
Renters	$44,223	$3,685	$1,032	$1,327

To approximate the cost of living and the housing affordability in Williams, CA, we can look at the percentage of income that is available to be spent on monthly housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). To stay on the safe side, a consumer should not spend more than 28% of his or her gross income on housing-related expenses and costs and not more than 36% of income on all expenses and debts. Homeowners in Williams have a median income of $61,534. Therefore, the amount that a consumer should spend on housing costs should be no more than $1,436 per month to avoid calamity and poverty. The renters in the city have an income of about $44,223, which would make their monthly maximum allowable rental costs $1,032.

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	Williams	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	Williams	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	Williams	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	Williams	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$162,700.00	$184,700.00	11.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,623.46	$1,273.32	27.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,012.00	$949.00	6.6%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Williams	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.
Grimes, CA	284	101	1%
Maxwell, CA	918	105	5%
Colusa, CA	5,935	109	9%
College City, CA	206	111	11%
Meridian, CA	403	112	12%
Williams, CA	5,160	107	7%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Daleville, AL	5,160	86	-14%
Summerside, OH	5,161	90	-10%
Livingston, TX	5,161	85	-15%
Broadmoor, CA	5,159	182	82%
Winterset, IA	5,158	89	-11%
Williams, CA	5,160	107	7%

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

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