Cost Of Living in Copperopolis, 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	Copperopolis	California	National
Cost of living	135	140	100
Goods & Services	104	111	100
Groceries	104	112	100
Health care	96	109	100
Housing	191	196	100
Transportation	120	126	100
Utilities	140	127	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Copperopolis is 3% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Copperopolis is 35% higher than the national average
Copperopolis housing is 91% 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	$86,152	$7,179	$2,010	$2,585
Renters	$67,959	$5,663	$1,586	$2,039

The affordability of the housing market in Copperopolis, CA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Copperopolis homeowners, the median income is $86,152. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,010 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $67,959. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,586 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Copperopolis	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.83	$24.26	10.6%
Beauty Salon	$76.57	$45.56	68.0%
Toothpaste	$3.86	$3.70	4.3%
Shampoo	$1.56	$1.28	21.9%
Movie	$14.64	$12.13	20.6%
Bowling	$23.78	$18.00	32.1%

Groceries

Item	Copperopolis	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.21	$5.84	6.3%
Fried Chicken	$2.10	$1.57	33.7%
Milk	$4.99	$4.67	6.9%
Potatoes	$4.98	$4.93	0.9%
Pizza	$15.69	$12.09	29.8%
Beer	$10.96	$10.41	5.3%

Health Care

Item	Copperopolis	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$157.88	$125.68	25.6%
Doctor	$166.71	$135.78	22.8%
Dentist	$148.27	$113.29	30.9%
Ibuprofen	$11.69	$10.65	9.8%
Lipitor	$498.45	$468.60	6.4%

Housing

Item	Copperopolis	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$343,900.00	$184,700.00	86.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,545.90	$2,346.69	93.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,929.00	$949.00	103.3%

Transportation

Item	Copperopolis	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.63	$3.46	33.9%
Tire Balancing	$70.51	$59.92	17.7%

Utilities

Item	Copperopolis	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$299.78	$193.99	54.5%
Phone	$191.56	$192.25	0.4%

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.
Chinese Camp, CA	146	111	10.7%
Jamestown, CA	3,379	111	11.1%
Murphys, CA	1,944	118	18.2%
Tuttletown, CA	770	119	19.1%
San Andreas, CA	3,729	124	24.4%
Copperopolis, CA	3,566	135	34.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Beaver Dam, KY	3,566	87	13.1%
Golf Manor, OH	3,566	89	10.7%
St. James, MD	3,567	116	16.0%
Indianola, WA	3,564	134	33.8%
Mission Hills, KS	3,563	223	122.8%
Copperopolis, CA	3,566	135	34.9%

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 Copperopolis, CA