Cost Of Living in Rio Vista, 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	Rio Vista	California	National
Cost of living	135	140	100
Goods & Services	108	111	100
Groceries	107	112	100
Health care	102	109	100
Housing	185	196	100
Transportation	122	126	100
Utilities	142	127	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Rio Vista is 3% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Rio Vista is 35% higher than the national average
Rio Vista housing is 85% 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	$74,209	$6,184	$1,731	$2,226
Renters	$67,591	$5,633	$1,577	$2,028

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Rio Vista, 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 Rio Vista homeowners, is $74,209. This would allow for a maximum of $1,731 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $67,591 which would result in a maximum of $1,577 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	Rio Vista	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.42	$24.26	3.5%
Beauty Salon	$49.62	$45.56	8.9%
Toothpaste	$3.64	$3.70	1.6%
Shampoo	$1.50	$1.28	17.0%
Movie	$13.61	$12.13	12.2%
Bowling	$22.34	$18.00	24.1%

Groceries

Item	Rio Vista	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.24	$5.84	6.9%
Fried Chicken	$2.10	$1.57	33.8%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.5%
Potatoes	$4.43	$4.93	10.3%
Pizza	$16.78	$12.09	38.8%
Beer	$10.08	$10.41	3.2%

Health Care

Item	Rio Vista	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$138.22	$125.68	10.0%
Doctor	$134.39	$135.78	1.0%
Dentist	$117.52	$113.29	3.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.68	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$494.99	$468.60	5.6%

Housing

Item	Rio Vista	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$369,200.00	$184,700.00	99.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,173.44	$2,346.69	35.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,427.00	$949.00	50.4%

Transportation

Item	Rio Vista	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.21	$3.46	21.5%
Tire Balancing	$73.10	$59.92	22.0%

Utilities

Item	Rio Vista	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$327.22	$193.99	68.7%
Phone	$189.16	$192.25	1.6%

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.
Hood, CA	289	112	11.6%
Isleton, CA	495	111	11.2%
Terminous, CA	400	115	15.3%
Elmira, CA	234	117	17.5%
Bethel Island, CA	2,015	128	28.2%
Rio Vista, CA	9,407	135	35.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Atoka, TN	9,407	100	0.1%
Country Club Estates, GA	9,408	89	10.5%
Middletown, PA	9,410	95	4.8%
Pryor Creek, OK	9,417	84	16.0%
Cairo, GA	9,395	87	13.0%
Rio Vista, CA	9,407	135	35.5%

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 Rio Vista, CA