Cost Of Living in Elmira, 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	Elmira	California	National
Cost of living	117	140	100
Goods & Services	109	111	100
Groceries	108	112	100
Health care	113	109	100
Housing	131	196	100
Transportation	121	126	100
Utilities	114	127	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Elmira is 16% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Elmira is 17% higher than the national average
Elmira housing is 31% 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	$62,451	$5,204	$1,457	$1,874

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	Elmira	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$40.00	$24.26	64.9%
Beauty Salon	$60.53	$45.56	32.8%
Toothpaste	$3.67	$3.70	1.0%
Shampoo	$1.44	$1.28	12.5%
Movie	$13.76	$12.13	13.4%
Bowling	$22.22	$18.00	23.5%

Groceries

Item	Elmira	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.56	$5.84	4.7%
Fried Chicken	$2.06	$1.57	31.0%
Milk	$4.93	$4.67	5.5%
Potatoes	$4.69	$4.93	5.0%
Pizza	$13.98	$12.09	15.7%
Beer	$10.49	$10.41	0.8%

Health Care

Item	Elmira	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$153.50	$125.68	22.1%
Doctor	$201.43	$135.78	48.3%
Dentist	$115.72	$113.29	2.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.03	$10.65	3.5%
Lipitor	$380.45	$468.60	18.8%

Housing

Item	Elmira	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,182.68	$2,346.69	35.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,245.00	$949.00	31.2%

Transportation

Item	Elmira	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.51	$3.46	30.2%
Tire Balancing	$58.67	$59.92	2.1%

Utilities

Item	Elmira	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$238.53	$193.99	23.0%
Phone	$190.81	$192.25	0.7%

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.
Lemon Hill, CA	15,104	111	11.5%
Green Valley CDP (Los Angeles County), CA	1,000	121	21.1%
University of California-Davis, CA	9,031	122	21.9%
Rio Vista, CA	9,407	135	35.5%
Suisun City, CA	29,459	144	43.8%
Elmira, CA	234	117	17.5%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fredonia, IA	234	83	17.1%
Colp, IL	234	83	16.6%
Lake Ka-Ho, IL	234	80	19.8%
Americus, IN	234	105	4.6%
Copper City, MI	234	81	19.3%
Elmira, CA	234	117	17.5%

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 Elmira, CA