Cost Of Living in Pacheco, 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	Pacheco	California	National
Cost of living	116	140	100
Goods & Services	114	111	100
Groceries	117	112	100
Health care	121	109	100
Housing	106	196	100
Transportation	129	126	100
Utilities	134	127	100

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The cost of living in Pacheco is 17% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Pacheco is 16% higher than the national average
Pacheco housing is 6% 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	$73,988	$6,166	$1,726	$2,220
Renters	$93,427	$7,786	$2,180	$2,803

The affordability of the housing market in Pacheco, CA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Pacheco homeowners, the median income is $73,988. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,726 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $93,427. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $2,180 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Pacheco	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.00	$24.26	3.0%
Beauty Salon	$76.00	$45.56	66.8%
Toothpaste	$3.64	$3.70	1.7%
Shampoo	$1.45	$1.28	13.5%
Movie	$16.46	$12.13	35.7%
Bowling	$27.22	$18.00	51.2%

Groceries

Item	Pacheco	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.70	$5.84	2.3%
Fried Chicken	$3.43	$1.57	118.2%
Milk	$4.91	$4.67	5.1%
Potatoes	$4.87	$4.93	1.3%
Pizza	$13.49	$12.09	11.6%
Beer	$11.18	$10.41	7.4%

Health Care

Item	Pacheco	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$137.40	$125.68	9.3%
Doctor	$110.00	$135.78	19.0%
Dentist	$118.27	$113.29	4.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.76	$10.65	10.4%
Lipitor	$508.17	$468.60	8.4%

Housing

Item	Pacheco	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$124,600.00	$184,700.00	32.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$6,553.90	$2,346.69	179.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,851.00	$949.00	95.0%

Transportation

Item	Pacheco	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.60	$3.46	33.0%
Tire Balancing	$60.97	$59.92	1.7%

Utilities

Item	Pacheco	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.51	$193.99	5.9%
Phone	$180.31	$192.25	6.2%

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.
Port Costa, CA	242	120	20.0%
San Miguel CDP (San Luis Obispo County), CA	2,696	129	28.9%
Bay Point, CA	25,378	137	36.8%
El Cerrito CDP, CA	5,699	140	39.6%
San Pablo, CA	30,959	142	42.0%
Pacheco, CA	4,775	116	15.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mystic, CT	4,776	135	35.0%
Cape May Court House, NJ	4,776	111	11.2%
Carthage, MS	4,773	88	11.9%
Richwood, LA	4,778	76	24.4%
Cariboo F, BC	4,778	n/a
Pacheco, CA	4,775	116	15.7%

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 Pacheco, CA