According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Hidden Valley Lake has an overall cost of living index of 121 which is 1.2x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only California, Hidden Valley Lake has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than California's index of 140.
The standard of living in Hidden Valley Lake ranks as #4,859 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in California. By definition, that implies Hidden Valley Lake ranks as the #1,560 most expensive place in the Golden State.
Living Expense | Hidden Valley Lake | California | National Average | |
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Overall | 121 | 140 | 100 | |
Services | 114 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 107 | 113 | 100 | |
Health | 120 | 115 | 100 | |
Housing | 137 | 198 | 100 | |
Transportation | 135 | 134 | 100 | |
Utilities | 108 | 126 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in California, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Hidden Valley Lake | California | United States |
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Median Home Value | $334,400 | $538,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,667 | $1,586 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $67,102 | $78,672 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 5.0x | 6.8x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.3x | 0.24x | 0.2x |
Item | Hidden Valley Lake | California |
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Shampoo | $1.24 | $1.06 |
Movie | $13.93 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $20.08 | $14.67 |
Item | Hidden Valley Lake | California |
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Ground Beef | $5.05 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.31 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.66 | $2.05 |
Item | Hidden Valley Lake | California |
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Haircut | $24.02 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $62.28 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.79 | $2.34 |
Item | Hidden Valley Lake | California |
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Potatoes | $3.2 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $17.03 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.52 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $148.5 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $194.75 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $94.8 | $99.13 |
Item | Hidden Valley Lake | California |
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Gasoline | $3.24 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $51.87 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $192.37 | $167.67 |
Phone | $186.51 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Hidden Valley Lake |
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Napa, CA | 78,294 | 155 | 1.3x |
Davis, CA | 68,640 | 159 | 1.3x |
Petaluma, CA | 60,865 | 161 | 1.3x |
Windsor, CA | 27,635 | 160 | 1.3x |
American Canyon, CA | 20,256 | 148 | 1.2x |
Ukiah, CA | 15,963 | 124 | 1.0x |
Clearlake, CA | 15,329 | 100 | 0.8x |
Larkfield-Wikiup, CA | 8,080 | 158 | 1.3x |
Cotati, CA | 7,487 | 155 | 1.3x |
Winters, CA | 7,285 | 124 | 1.0x |