Cost Of Living in Herald, 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	Herald	California	National
Cost of living	158	140	100
Goods & Services	108	111	100
Groceries	107	112	100
Health care	102	109	100
Housing	261	196	100
Transportation	122	126	100
Utilities	142	127	100

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The cost of living in Herald is 13% higher than the California average
The cost of living in Herald is 58% higher than the national average
Herald housing is 161% 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	$78,750	$6,563	$1,837	$2,363
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	Herald	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.42	$24.26	3.5%
Beauty Salon	$49.62	$45.56	8.9%
Toothpaste	$3.64	$3.70	1.6%
Shampoo	$1.50	$1.28	17.0%
Movie	$13.61	$12.13	12.2%
Bowling	$22.34	$18.00	24.1%

Groceries

Item	Herald	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.24	$5.84	6.9%
Fried Chicken	$2.10	$1.57	33.8%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.5%
Potatoes	$4.43	$4.93	10.3%
Pizza	$16.78	$12.09	38.8%
Beer	$10.08	$10.41	3.2%

Health Care

Item	Herald	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$138.22	$125.68	10.0%
Doctor	$134.39	$135.78	1.0%
Dentist	$117.52	$113.29	3.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.68	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$494.99	$468.60	5.6%

Housing

Item	Herald	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$482,900.00	$184,700.00	161.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,173.44	$2,346.69	35.2%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Herald	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.21	$3.46	21.5%
Tire Balancing	$73.10	$59.92	22.0%

Utilities

Item	Herald	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$327.22	$193.99	68.7%
Phone	$189.16	$192.25	1.6%

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.
Freeport, CA	70	112	11.6%
Acampo, CA	261	114	14.2%
Terminous, CA	400	115	15.3%
Parkway, CA	16,282	117	16.8%
Florin, CA	48,839	120	19.9%
Herald, CA	1,049	158	58.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Skyline, AL	1,049	84	16.4%
Saybrook Manor, CT	1,049	137	37.2%
Canon, GA	1,049	83	16.8%
Onset, MA	1,049	119	19.4%
Tyrone, OK	1,049	78	22.1%
Herald, CA	1,049	158	58.4%

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 Herald, CA