Cost Of Living in Baker, CA

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	Baker	California	National
Cost of living	83	140	100
Goods & Services	84	111	100
Groceries	105	112	100
Health care	89	109	100
Housing	55	196	100
Transportation	111	126	100
Utilities	107	127	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Baker is 40% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Baker is 17% lower than the national average
Baker housing is 45% lower than the national average
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average
California state income tax is 61% 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	$65,976	$5,498	$1,539	$1,979
Renters	$28,452	$2,371	$664	$854

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	Baker	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.39	$24.26	32.4%
Beauty Salon	$42.92	$45.56	5.8%
Toothpaste	$3.90	$3.70	5.2%
Shampoo	$1.36	$1.28	6.2%
Movie	$12.42	$12.13	2.3%
Bowling	$16.78	$18.00	6.8%

Groceries

Item	Baker	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.52	$5.84	11.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.37	$1.57	12.9%
Milk	$4.80	$4.67	2.7%
Potatoes	$4.62	$4.93	6.3%
Pizza	$11.99	$12.09	0.8%
Beer	$10.14	$10.41	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Baker	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.78	$125.68	22.2%
Doctor	$111.53	$135.78	17.9%
Dentist	$98.86	$113.29	12.7%
Ibuprofen	$11.25	$10.65	5.6%
Lipitor	$462.84	$468.60	1.2%

Housing

Item	Baker	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$86,900.00	$184,700.00	53.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,433.85	$2,346.69	3.7%
Apartment Rent	$710.00	$949.00	25.2%

Transportation

Item	Baker	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.99	$3.46	15.3%
Tire Balancing	$59.58	$59.92	0.6%

Utilities

Item	Baker	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$219.03	$193.99	12.9%
Phone	$185.31	$192.25	3.6%

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.
Baker, CA	602	83	16.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Garden City, AL	602	88	12.2%
De Valls Bluff, AR	602	78	22.1%
Point Place, LA	602	92	8.0%
Yachats, OR	602	124	23.6%
Sheppton, PA	602	89	10.7%
Baker, CA	602	83	16.8%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Baker, CA