Cost Of Living in Smith Corner, 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	Smith Corner	California	National
Cost of living	115	140	100
Goods & Services	105	111	100
Groceries	107	112	100
Health care	93	109	100
Housing	117	196	100
Transportation	127	126	100
Utilities	157	127	100

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The cost of living in Smith Corner is 17% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Smith Corner is 15% higher than the national average
Smith Corner housing is 17% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$65,833	$5,486	$1,536	$1,975

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	Smith Corner	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.25	$24.26	8.2%
Beauty Salon	$89.33	$45.56	96.1%
Toothpaste	$3.75	$3.70	1.3%
Shampoo	$1.48	$1.28	15.6%
Movie	$18.12	$12.13	49.4%
Bowling	$22.67	$18.00	25.9%

Groceries

Item	Smith Corner	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.77	$5.84	1.1%
Fried Chicken	$2.63	$1.57	67.0%
Milk	$4.91	$4.67	5.0%
Potatoes	$4.90	$4.93	0.6%
Pizza	$13.49	$12.09	11.6%
Beer	$11.13	$10.41	6.9%

Health Care

Item	Smith Corner	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$142.20	$125.68	13.1%
Doctor	$131.33	$135.78	3.3%
Dentist	$131.50	$113.29	16.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.78	$10.65	10.6%
Lipitor	$508.17	$468.60	8.4%

Housing

Item	Smith Corner	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$5,847.37	$2,346.69	149.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,106.00	$949.00	16.5%

Transportation

Item	Smith Corner	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.62	$3.46	33.6%
Tire Balancing	$61.00	$59.92	1.8%

Utilities

Item	Smith Corner	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$231.40	$193.99	19.3%
Phone	$193.81	$192.25	0.8%

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.
Cherokee Strip, CA	289	95	5.0%
Mexican Colony, CA	337	95	4.9%
Tupman, CA	134	98	2.4%
Buttonwillow, CA	1,339	106	5.7%
Wasco, CA	27,553	108	8.3%
Smith Corner, CA	413	115	15.5%

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Chefornak, AK	413	95	5.1%
Rosston, AR	413	76	23.5%
Fulton, CA	413	243	143.3%
June Lake, CA	413	145	45.3%
Uvalda, GA	413	81	19.0%
Smith Corner, CA	413	115	15.5%

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 Smith Corner, CA