Cost Of Living in Benton, 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	Benton	California	National
Cost of living	105	140	100
Goods & Services	99	111	100
Groceries	101	112	100
Health care	95	109	100
Housing	112	196	100
Transportation	122	126	100
Utilities	92	127	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Benton is 25% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Benton is 5% higher than the national average
Benton housing is 12% 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	$43,542	$3,629	$1,016	$1,306
Renters	$28,750	$2,396	$671	$863

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	Benton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.78	$24.26	6.2%
Beauty Salon	$42.67	$45.56	6.4%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.4%
Shampoo	$1.37	$1.28	6.7%
Movie	$11.00	$12.13	9.3%
Bowling	$21.95	$18.00	21.9%

Groceries

Item	Benton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.87	$5.84	0.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.87	$1.57	18.7%
Milk	$4.60	$4.67	1.6%
Potatoes	$4.57	$4.93	7.4%
Pizza	$12.67	$12.09	4.9%
Beer	$9.41	$10.41	9.6%

Health Care

Item	Benton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$115.11	$125.68	8.4%
Doctor	$129.11	$135.78	4.9%
Dentist	$118.11	$113.29	4.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.85	$10.65	1.8%
Lipitor	$349.59	$468.60	25.4%

Housing

Item	Benton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$206,900.00	$184,700.00	12.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,701.18	$2,346.69	15.1%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Benton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.40	$3.46	27.1%
Tire Balancing	$66.55	$59.92	11.1%

Utilities

Item	Benton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$171.07	$193.99	11.8%
Phone	$185.80	$192.25	3.4%

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.
Benton, CA	244	105	4.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lead Hill, AR	244	80	19.9%
Lost Bridge Village, AR	244	119	18.6%
Lazy Y U, AZ	244	120	20.1%
Grover, CO	244	87	12.5%
Larkspur, CO	244	98	1.8%
Benton, CA	244	105	4.7%

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 Benton, CA