Cost Of Living in Palo Verde, 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	Palo Verde	California	National
Cost of living	101	140	100
Goods & Services	107	111	100
Groceries	102	112	100
Health care	94	109	100
Housing	n/a	196	100
Transportation	100	126	100
Utilities	84	127	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Palo Verde is 28% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Palo Verde is 1% higher than the national average
Palo Verde housing is 82% 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Palo Verde	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.39	$24.26	24.2%
Beauty Salon	$45.42	$45.56	0.3%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	1.0%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.3%
Movie	$10.13	$12.13	16.5%
Bowling	$16.95	$18.00	5.9%

Groceries

Item	Palo Verde	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.30	$5.84	7.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.60	$1.57	1.4%
Milk	$4.80	$4.67	2.7%
Potatoes	$4.66	$4.93	5.6%
Pizza	$13.76	$12.09	13.8%
Beer	$10.87	$10.41	4.4%

Health Care

Item	Palo Verde	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$143.04	$125.68	13.8%
Doctor	$114.67	$135.78	15.5%
Dentist	$106.22	$113.29	6.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.47	$10.65	1.7%
Lipitor	$480.00	$468.60	2.4%

Housing

Item	Palo Verde	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$5,184.12	$2,346.69	120.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Palo Verde	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.90	$3.46	12.6%
Tire Balancing	$41.98	$59.92	29.9%

Utilities

Item	Palo Verde	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$147.65	$193.99	23.9%
Phone	$183.34	$192.25	4.6%

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.
Cibola, AZ	286	101	1.1%
Mesa Verde, CA	753	79	21.3%
Ehrenberg, AZ	1,005	93	6.9%
Blythe, CA	19,747	96	4.3%
Ripley, CA	460	96	4.1%
Palo Verde, CA	78	101	1.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sleetmute, AK	78	109	9.0%
Glendale CDP, CO	78	102	2.3%
Emison, IN	78	103	2.6%
Liberty, KS	78	75	24.6%
De Witt, MO	78	72	28.0%
Palo Verde, CA	78	101	1.1%

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 Palo Verde, CA