Cost Of Living in Cajon, 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	Cajon	San Bernardino	California
Cost of living	124	119	140
Goods & Services	112	112	111
Groceries	113	113	112
Health care	99	99	109
Housing	154	138	196
Transportation	124	124	126
Utilities	94	94	127

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Cajon is 11% lower than the San Bernardino average
The cost of living in Cajon is 24% higher than the national average
Cajon housing is 54% 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	$63,002	$5,250	$1,470	$1,890

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	San Bernardino	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	San Bernardino	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	San Bernardino	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	San Bernardino	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$272,600.00	$184,700.00	47.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,441.43	$2,346.69	4.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,109.00	$949.00	16.9%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	San Bernardino	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.
Calimesa, CA	9,156	118	18.5%
Crestline, CA	9,351	119	18.8%
Running Springs, CA	4,410	120	19.9%
Muscoy, CA	11,546	120	20.5%
Colton, CA	54,215	122	22.2%
San Bernardino, CA	216,784	119	18.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Tacoma, WA	215,766	128	27.6%
Des Moines, IA	215,408	90	9.9%
Richmond Hill, ON	215,407	n/a
Spring Valley, NV	218,697	112	11.7%
Enterprise, NV	214,591	117	17.3%
San Bernardino, CA	216,784	119	18.9%

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 Cajon, San Bernardino, CA