Cost Of Living in San Joaquin, 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	San Joaquin	California	National
Cost of living	104	140	100
Goods & Services	104	111	100
Groceries	104	112	100
Health care	96	109	100
Housing	90	196	100
Transportation	120	126	100
Utilities	140	127	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in San Joaquin is 25% lower than the California average
The cost of living in San Joaquin is 4% higher than the national average
San Joaquin housing is 10% lower 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	$67,000	$5,583	$1,563	$2,010
Renters	$26,875	$2,240	$627	$806

A good indicator of the general affordability of housing in San Joaquin, CA, is the percentage of monthly income that should be spent on housing expenses, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Generally speaking, no more than 28 percent of your total gross income should be spent on your housing expenses and not more than 36 percent of your gross income on total expenses, including debts. In San Joaquin, the median monthly income is $67,000 for those who own their own homes. Under the standard rule, that income level would allow for $1,563 to be budgeted for housing expenses each month, at the most. Renters, on the other hand, earn about $26,875, per the median income in the area. That would allow for renters to spend up to $627 on monthly rental expenses.

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 Joaquin	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.83	$24.26	10.6%
Beauty Salon	$76.57	$45.56	68.0%
Toothpaste	$3.86	$3.70	4.3%
Shampoo	$1.56	$1.28	21.9%
Movie	$14.64	$12.13	20.6%
Bowling	$23.78	$18.00	32.1%

Groceries

Item	San Joaquin	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.21	$5.84	6.3%
Fried Chicken	$2.10	$1.57	33.7%
Milk	$4.99	$4.67	6.9%
Potatoes	$4.98	$4.93	0.9%
Pizza	$15.69	$12.09	29.8%
Beer	$10.96	$10.41	5.3%

Health Care

Item	San Joaquin	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$157.88	$125.68	25.6%
Doctor	$166.71	$135.78	22.8%
Dentist	$148.27	$113.29	30.9%
Ibuprofen	$11.69	$10.65	9.8%
Lipitor	$498.45	$468.60	6.4%

Housing

Item	San Joaquin	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$169,000.00	$184,700.00	8.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,545.90	$2,346.69	93.7%
Apartment Rent	$807.00	$949.00	15.0%

Transportation

Item	San Joaquin	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.63	$3.46	33.9%
Tire Balancing	$70.51	$59.92	17.7%

Utilities

Item	San Joaquin	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$299.78	$193.99	54.5%
Phone	$191.56	$192.25	0.4%

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.
Three Rocks, CA	97	111	10.7%
Lanare, CA	241	115	15.0%
Cantua Creek, CA	376	96	4.3%
Mendota, CA	12,173	104	4.5%
Biola, CA	1,440	105	4.7%
San Joaquin, CA	4,025	104	4.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Westborough, MA	4,024	142	42.4%
Caro, MI	4,024	85	14.5%
Ellenville, NY	4,024	90	9.9%
Bluffton, OH	4,024	100	0.4%
Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, QC	4,024	n/a
San Joaquin, CA	4,025	104	4.4%

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 San Joaquin, CA