Cost Of Living in Emerald Lake Hills, 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	Emerald Lake Hills	California	National
Cost of living	342	140	100
Goods & Services	108	111	100
Groceries	115	112	100
Health care	123	109	100
Housing	869	196	100
Transportation	130	126	100
Utilities	132	127	100

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The cost of living in Emerald Lake Hills is 145% higher than the California average
The cost of living in Emerald Lake Hills is 242% higher than the national average
Emerald Lake Hills housing is 769% 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	$250,001	$20,833	$5,833	$7,501
Renters	$250,001	$20,833	$5,833	$7,501

The affordability of the housing market in Emerald Lake Hills, 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 Emerald Lake Hills homeowners, the median income is $250,001. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $5,833 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $250,001. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $5,833 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	Emerald Lake Hills	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$33.94	$24.26	39.9%
Beauty Salon	$48.51	$45.56	6.5%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.4%
Shampoo	$1.66	$1.28	29.9%
Movie	$13.31	$12.13	9.7%
Bowling	$33.30	$18.00	85.0%

Groceries

Item	Emerald Lake Hills	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.79	$5.84	0.8%
Fried Chicken	$2.13	$1.57	35.7%
Milk	$5.05	$4.67	8.2%
Potatoes	$4.77	$4.93	3.4%
Pizza	$14.92	$12.09	23.5%
Beer	$10.99	$10.41	5.6%

Health Care

Item	Emerald Lake Hills	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$158.95	$125.68	26.5%
Doctor	$194.05	$135.78	42.9%
Dentist	$147.78	$113.29	30.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.51	$10.65	8.1%
Lipitor	$390.15	$468.60	16.7%

Housing

Item	Emerald Lake Hills	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$2,000,001.00	$184,700.00	982.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$8,581.10	$2,346.69	265.7%
Apartment Rent	$3,501.00	$949.00	268.9%

Transportation

Item	Emerald Lake Hills	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.81	$3.46	38.9%
Tire Balancing	$65.62	$59.92	9.5%

Utilities

Item	Emerald Lake Hills	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$294.74	$193.99	51.9%
Phone	$190.07	$192.25	1.1%

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.
Loma Mar, CA	282	117	16.8%
Mountain View CDP, CA	2,585	130	30.1%
Cherryland, CA	15,976	158	58.3%
San Lorenzo, CA	30,117	171	71.4%
Hayward, CA	158,817	173	73.0%
Emerald Lake Hills, CA	4,893	342	242.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Coarsegold, CA	4,893	121	21.5%
Doney Park, AZ	4,891	134	34.2%
Willits, CA	4,895	117	17.2%
Crossett, AR	4,890	78	22.4%
Davison, MI	4,896	91	8.9%
Emerald Lake Hills, CA	4,893	342	242.3%

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 Emerald Lake Hills, CA