Index | Triple El | Palo Alto | California |
Cost of living | 335 | 335 | 140 |
Goods & Services | 108 | 108 | 111 |
Groceries | 115 | 115 | 112 |
Health care | 123 | 123 | 109 |
Housing | 846 | 843 | 196 |
Transportation | 130 | 130 | 126 |
Utilities | 132 | 132 | 127 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Household | $200,229 | $16,686 | $4,672 | $6,007 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
California | 7.25% | 10.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
California | 1% | 13.3% |
Item | Palo Alto | 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% |
Item | Palo Alto | 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% |
Item | Palo Alto | 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% |
Item | Palo Alto | 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 | $2,679.00 | $949.00 | 182.3% |
Item | Palo Alto | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $4.81 | $3.46 | 38.9% |
Tire Balancing | $65.62 | $59.92 | 9.5% |
Item | Palo Alto | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $294.74 | $193.99 | 51.9% |
Phone | $190.07 | $192.25 | 1.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Loma Mar, CA | 282 | 117 | 16.8% |
Mountain View CDP, CA | 2,585 | 130 | 30.1% |
Union City, CA | 75,067 | 198 | 98.4% |
Newark, CA | 48,148 | 197 | 97.0% |
La Honda, CA | 1,229 | 203 | 103.5% |
Palo Alto, CA | 67,973 | 335 | 234.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Redmond, WA | 67,959 | 192 | 91.8% |
Gaithersburg, MD | 67,878 | 138 | 38.0% |
Palatine, IL | 67,875 | 117 | 17.0% |
Union City, NJ | 68,073 | 136 | 35.9% |
Yorba Linda, CA | 68,103 | 198 | 97.6% |
Palo Alto, CA | 67,973 | 335 | 234.6% |