Cost Of Living in East Porterville, 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	East Porterville	California	National
Cost of living	104	140	100
Goods & Services	105	111	100
Groceries	107	112	100
Health care	93	109	100
Housing	79	196	100
Transportation	127	126	100
Utilities	157	127	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in East Porterville is 25% lower than the California average
The cost of living in East Porterville is 4% higher than the national average
East Porterville housing is 21% 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	$38,665	$3,222	$902	$1,160
Renters	$17,534	$1,461	$409	$526

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in East Porterville, CA, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for East Porterville homeowners, is $38,665. This would allow for a maximum of $902 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $17,534 which would result in a maximum of $409 to be spent on rental 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	East Porterville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.25	$24.26	8.2%
Beauty Salon	$89.33	$45.56	96.1%
Toothpaste	$3.75	$3.70	1.3%
Shampoo	$1.48	$1.28	15.6%
Movie	$18.12	$12.13	49.4%
Bowling	$22.67	$18.00	25.9%

Groceries

Item	East Porterville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.77	$5.84	1.1%
Fried Chicken	$2.63	$1.57	67.0%
Milk	$4.91	$4.67	5.0%
Potatoes	$4.90	$4.93	0.6%
Pizza	$13.49	$12.09	11.6%
Beer	$11.13	$10.41	6.9%

Health Care

Item	East Porterville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$142.20	$125.68	13.1%
Doctor	$131.33	$135.78	3.3%
Dentist	$131.50	$113.29	16.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.78	$10.65	10.6%
Lipitor	$508.17	$468.60	8.4%

Housing

Item	East Porterville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$124,400.00	$184,700.00	32.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$5,847.37	$2,346.69	149.2%
Apartment Rent	$992.00	$949.00	4.5%

Transportation

Item	East Porterville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.62	$3.46	33.6%
Tire Balancing	$61.00	$59.92	1.8%

Utilities

Item	East Porterville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$231.40	$193.99	19.3%
Phone	$193.81	$192.25	0.8%

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.
El Rancho, CA	0	115	15.0%
Tonyville, CA	236	115	15.0%
Plainview, CA	610	95	4.7%
Ducor, CA	708	97	3.2%
Strathmore, CA	3,641	102	1.5%
East Porterville, CA	5,399	104	4.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Frankenmuth, MI	5,396	101	1.0%
Town and Country, WA	5,402	108	8.3%
Pearl Beach, MI	5,395	102	1.9%
Cavalero, WA	5,395	143	43.3%
Niverville, MB	5,395	n/a
East Porterville, CA	5,399	104	4.0%

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 East Porterville, CA