Cost Of Living in Oak Creek, 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	Oak Creek	Irvine	California
Cost of living	190	198	140
Goods & Services	112	112	111
Groceries	113	113	112
Health care	99	99	109
Housing	375	403	196
Transportation	124	124	126
Utilities	94	94	127

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The cost of living in Oak Creek is 36% higher than the Irvine average
The cost of living in Oak Creek is 90% higher than the national average
Oak Creek housing is 275% 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)
Household	$114,778	$9,565	$2,678	$3,444

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	Irvine	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.27	$24.26	12.4%
Beauty Salon	$41.78	$45.56	8.3%
Toothpaste	$3.61	$3.70	2.6%
Shampoo	$1.34	$1.28	4.9%
Movie	$11.04	$12.13	9.0%
Bowling	$21.11	$18.00	17.3%

Groceries

Item	Irvine	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.89	$5.84	0.8%
Fried Chicken	$3.49	$1.57	121.9%
Milk	$4.92	$4.67	5.4%
Potatoes	$4.92	$4.93	0.3%
Pizza	$15.31	$12.09	26.6%
Beer	$10.26	$10.41	1.4%

Health Care

Item	Irvine	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$112.92	$125.68	10.2%
Doctor	$95.50	$135.78	29.7%
Dentist	$117.28	$113.29	3.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.58	$10.65	0.7%
Lipitor	$521.17	$468.60	11.2%

Housing

Item	Irvine	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$861,700.00	$184,700.00	366.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,441.43	$2,346.69	4.0%
Apartment Rent	$2,425.00	$949.00	155.5%

Transportation

Item	Irvine	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.75	$3.46	37.3%
Tire Balancing	$61.38	$59.92	2.4%

Utilities

Item	Irvine	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$378.97	$193.99	95.4%
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.
Las Flores CDP (Tehama County), CA	324	111	10.6%
Laguna Woods, CA	16,056	130	29.7%
Stanton, CA	38,317	142	42.2%
Coronita, CA	3,968	143	42.9%
Corona, CA	168,112	149	49.4%
Irvine, CA	272,694	198	98.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Toledo, OH	275,116	87	13.2%
Durham, NC	276,341	105	5.4%
Chula Vista, CA	268,779	156	56.1%
Fort Wayne, IN	268,378	90	10.3%
Saskatoon, SK	281,340	n/a
Irvine, CA	272,694	198	98.4%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

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