Cost Of Living in Strawberry, 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	Strawberry	California	National
Cost of living	288	140	100
Goods & Services	120	111	100
Groceries	123	112	100
Health care	125	109	100
Housing	669	196	100
Transportation	132	126	100
Utilities	136	127	100

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The cost of living in Strawberry is 106% higher than the California average
The cost of living in Strawberry is 188% higher than the national average
Strawberry housing is 569% 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	$160,714	$13,393	$3,750	$4,822
Renters	$105,826	$8,819	$2,469	$3,175

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Strawberry, CA, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Strawberry, homeowners have a median income of $160,714. Using that number, a maximum of $3,750 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $105,826, which means there is a maximum of $2,469 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

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	Strawberry	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.38	$24.26	17.0%
Beauty Salon	$85.43	$45.56	87.5%
Toothpaste	$4.09	$3.70	10.4%
Shampoo	$1.65	$1.28	29.1%
Movie	$16.02	$12.13	32.0%
Bowling	$24.01	$18.00	33.4%

Groceries

Item	Strawberry	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.23	$5.84	6.7%
Fried Chicken	$2.11	$1.57	34.1%
Milk	$5.18	$4.67	10.9%
Potatoes	$4.98	$4.93	0.9%
Pizza	$15.74	$12.09	30.2%
Beer	$11.21	$10.41	7.6%

Health Care

Item	Strawberry	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$159.79	$125.68	27.1%
Doctor	$174.45	$135.78	28.5%
Dentist	$155.36	$113.29	37.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.30	$10.65	6.1%
Lipitor	$498.84	$468.60	6.5%

Housing

Item	Strawberry	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$1,561,800.00	$184,700.00	745.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$7,224.18	$2,346.69	207.8%
Apartment Rent	$2,453.00	$949.00	158.5%

Transportation

Item	Strawberry	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.63	$3.46	33.9%
Tire Balancing	$75.33	$59.92	25.7%

Utilities

Item	Strawberry	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$298.77	$193.99	54.0%
Phone	$203.63	$192.25	5.9%

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.
Strawberry CDP (Tuolumne County), CA	116	125	24.6%
El Cerrito CDP, CA	5,699	140	39.6%
San Pablo, CA	30,959	142	42.0%
North Richmond, CA	4,258	144	44.2%
Vallejo, CA	121,275	145	45.4%
Strawberry, CA	5,325	288	188.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Glenwood, IA	5,325	92	7.8%
Montgomery, GA	5,323	116	16.0%
Red Oak, IA	5,323	83	17.5%
Churchville, PA	5,323	144	43.7%
Iola, KS	5,322	79	20.7%
Strawberry, CA	5,325	288	188.1%

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 Strawberry, CA