Cost Of Living in Solvang, 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	Solvang	California	National
Cost of living	175	140	100
Goods & Services	105	111	100
Groceries	107	112	100
Health care	93	109	100
Housing	316	196	100
Transportation	127	126	100
Utilities	157	127	100

New Real Estate Listings in Solvang Area

For Sale For Rent

Search

Search Homes for Sale in Solvang, CA

See How Much House You Can Afford. Get Pre-Approved Today

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Solvang is 26% higher than the California average
The cost of living in Solvang is 75% higher than the national average
Solvang housing is 216% 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

Most Affordable Places to Live in and Around Solvang

See all the best places to live around Solvang

Compare Solvang, CA Cost of Living

Write a review to give others more information about this area.

See all Solvang poll results

The best places in California

Here are the best places to live in California

Check out the 10 safest cities in California

These are the 10 cheapest cities in California

Safest Cities In The US

Salary Calculator

This is how much you would need to earn in

Price difference in compared to

Cost of living index
Goods & Services index
Groceries index
Health care index
Housing index
Transportation index
Utilities index

Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$110,862	$9,239	$2,587	$3,326
Renters	$66,637	$5,553	$1,555	$1,999

The affordability of the housing market in Solvang, 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 Solvang homeowners, the median income is $110,862. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,587 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $66,637. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,555 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	Solvang	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.25	$24.26	8.2%
Beauty Salon	$89.33	$45.56	96.1%
Toothpaste	$3.75	$3.70	1.3%
Shampoo	$1.48	$1.28	15.6%
Movie	$18.12	$12.13	49.4%
Bowling	$22.67	$18.00	25.9%

Groceries

Item	Solvang	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.77	$5.84	1.1%
Fried Chicken	$2.63	$1.57	67.0%
Milk	$4.91	$4.67	5.0%
Potatoes	$4.90	$4.93	0.6%
Pizza	$13.49	$12.09	11.6%
Beer	$11.13	$10.41	6.9%

Health Care

Item	Solvang	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$142.20	$125.68	13.1%
Doctor	$131.33	$135.78	3.3%
Dentist	$131.50	$113.29	16.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.78	$10.65	10.6%
Lipitor	$508.17	$468.60	8.4%

Housing

Item	Solvang	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$725,100.00	$184,700.00	292.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$5,847.37	$2,346.69	149.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,315.00	$949.00	38.6%

Transportation

Item	Solvang	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.62	$3.46	33.6%
Tire Balancing	$61.00	$59.92	1.8%

Utilities

Item	Solvang	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$231.40	$193.99	19.3%
Phone	$193.81	$192.25	0.8%

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.
Los Alamos, CA	1,275	149	49.4%
Buellton, CA	5,276	163	63.3%
Santa Ynez, CA	4,728	196	96.0%
Los Olivos, CA	838	208	107.6%
Ballard, CA	764	209	109.3%
Solvang, CA	5,644	175	75.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Malone, NY	5,644	93	6.6%
Hudson, QC	5,643	n/a
Creston, BC	5,643	n/a
Carlinville, IL	5,645	85	14.7%
Eaton, CO	5,646	116	15.7%
Solvang, CA	5,644	175	75.4%

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 Solvang, CA