Cost Of Living in Desert Palms, 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	Desert Palms	California	National
Cost of living	142	140	100
Goods & Services	113	111	100
Groceries	116	112	100
Health care	105	109	100
Housing	206	196	100
Transportation	127	126	100
Utilities	107	127	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Desert Palms is 2% higher than the California average
The cost of living in Desert Palms is 42% higher than the national average
Desert Palms housing is 106% 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	$56,136	$4,678	$1,310	$1,684
Renters	$81,053	$6,754	$1,891	$2,432

The affordability of the housing market in Desert Palms, 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 Desert Palms homeowners, the median income is $56,136. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,310 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $81,053. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,891 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	Desert Palms	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.92	$24.26	10.9%
Beauty Salon	$65.77	$45.56	44.3%
Toothpaste	$3.73	$3.70	0.7%
Shampoo	$1.50	$1.28	17.1%
Movie	$16.89	$12.13	39.2%
Bowling	$24.67	$18.00	37.1%

Groceries

Item	Desert Palms	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.47	$5.84	6.3%
Fried Chicken	$3.05	$1.57	93.7%
Milk	$4.98	$4.67	6.5%
Potatoes	$4.94	$4.93	0.0%
Pizza	$14.69	$12.09	21.5%
Beer	$11.25	$10.41	8.1%

Health Care

Item	Desert Palms	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$138.66	$125.68	10.3%
Doctor	$132.50	$135.78	2.4%
Dentist	$121.37	$113.29	7.1%
Ibuprofen	$12.01	$10.65	12.7%
Lipitor	$508.17	$468.60	8.4%

Housing

Item	Desert Palms	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$377,000.00	$184,700.00	104.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$5,168.91	$2,346.69	120.3%
Apartment Rent	$2,006.00	$949.00	111.4%

Transportation

Item	Desert Palms	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.68	$3.46	35.1%
Tire Balancing	$64.40	$59.92	7.5%

Utilities

Item	Desert Palms	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$223.42	$193.99	15.2%
Phone	$180.31	$192.25	6.2%

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.
Desert Edge, CA	3,480	92	8.0%
Sky Valley, CA	2,274	99	1.5%
Thermal, CA	1,371	102	2.1%
Thousand Palms, CA	8,158	110	10.3%
Garnet, CA	5,567	112	11.8%
Desert Palms, CA	6,599	142	41.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bedford, VA	6,599	92	7.8%
Marion, SC	6,598	88	12.4%
Atlantic, IA	6,600	88	12.5%
Anadarko, OK	6,600	78	21.8%
Torrington, WY	6,597	94	6.4%
Desert Palms, CA	6,599	142	41.7%

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 Desert Palms, CA