Cost Of Living in Bethel Island, 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	Bethel Island	California	National
Cost of living	128	140	100
Goods & Services	108	111	100
Groceries	107	112	100
Health care	102	109	100
Housing	161	196	100
Transportation	122	126	100
Utilities	142	127	100

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The cost of living in Bethel Island is 8% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Bethel Island is 28% higher than the national average
Bethel Island housing is 61% higher 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	$62,468	$5,206	$1,457	$1,874
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	Bethel Island	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.42	$24.26	3.5%
Beauty Salon	$49.62	$45.56	8.9%
Toothpaste	$3.64	$3.70	1.6%
Shampoo	$1.50	$1.28	17.0%
Movie	$13.61	$12.13	12.2%
Bowling	$22.34	$18.00	24.1%

Groceries

Item	Bethel Island	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.24	$5.84	6.9%
Fried Chicken	$2.10	$1.57	33.8%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.5%
Potatoes	$4.43	$4.93	10.3%
Pizza	$16.78	$12.09	38.8%
Beer	$10.08	$10.41	3.2%

Health Care

Item	Bethel Island	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$138.22	$125.68	10.0%
Doctor	$134.39	$135.78	1.0%
Dentist	$117.52	$113.29	3.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.68	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$494.99	$468.60	5.6%

Housing

Item	Bethel Island	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$323,700.00	$184,700.00	75.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,173.44	$2,346.69	35.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,203.00	$949.00	26.8%

Transportation

Item	Bethel Island	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.21	$3.46	21.5%
Tire Balancing	$73.10	$59.92	22.0%

Utilities

Item	Bethel Island	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$327.22	$193.99	68.7%
Phone	$189.16	$192.25	1.6%

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.
Isleton, CA	495	111	11.2%
Terminous, CA	400	115	15.3%
Thornton, CA	903	123	23.4%
Rio Vista, CA	9,407	135	35.5%
Pittsburg, CA	71,723	150	49.7%
Bethel Island, CA	2,015	128	28.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Presquille, LA	2,015	100	0.0%
St. Bonaventure, NY	2,015	84	16.5%
Jonestown, TX	2,015	112	12.1%
Wilson-Conococheague, MD	2,014	98	1.7%
Steep Falls, ME	2,016	108	8.1%
Bethel Island, CA	2,015	128	28.2%

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 Bethel Island, CA