Cost Of Living in Tomales, 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	Tomales	California	National
Cost of living	187	140	100
Goods & Services	120	111	100
Groceries	123	112	100
Health care	125	109	100
Housing	331	196	100
Transportation	132	126	100
Utilities	136	127	100

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The cost of living in Tomales is 34% higher than the California average
The cost of living in Tomales is 87% higher than the national average
Tomales housing is 231% 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	$109,063	$9,089	$2,545	$3,272
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Tomales	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	Tomales	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	Tomales	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	Tomales	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$611,600.00	$184,700.00	231.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$7,224.18	$2,346.69	207.8%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Tomales	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.
Valley Ford, CA	0	125	24.6%
Salmon Creek, CA	20	125	24.6%
Carmet, CA	0	125	24.6%
Jenner, CA	31	125	24.6%
Sereno del Mar, CA	57	125	24.6%
Tomales, CA	160	187	86.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dewy Rose, GA	160	96	3.9%
Alexander, IA	160	78	21.7%
Andover, IA	160	82	17.5%
Stockton, IA	160	87	12.7%
De Smet, ID	160	90	10.2%
Tomales, CA	160	187	86.6%

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 Tomales, CA