La Palma, CA Cost Of Living

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Updated: 2022-04-07
164
La Palma's Overall Cost Of Living
1.6x
Higher Than The National Average
476 out of 635
In California
6,052 out of 6,412
In America
The cost of living index is set to 100 for the average place in America. An index above 100 means La Palma is expensive, while a number below 100 means it's a relatively cheap place to live.

What is the cost of living in La Palma, CA?

According to the most recent data on the cost of living, La Palma has an overall cost of living index of 164 which is 1.6x higher than the national index of 100.

Compared to only California, La Palma has a cost of living index that's 1.2x higher than California's index of 140.

The standard of living in La Palma ranks as #6,056 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in California. By definition, that implies La Palma ranks as the #363 most expensive place in the Golden State.

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La Palma Cost Of Living Vs. California

Living Expense La Palma California National Average
Overall 164 140 100
Services 114 112 100
Groceries 112 113 100
Health 106 115 100
Housing 278 198 100
Transportation 136 134 100
Utilities 91 126 100
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La Palma Cost of Living Vs. CA

La Palma, CA Housing Cost Breakdown

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.

$686,800
Median Home Value
$1,863
Median Rent
$108,363
Median Income
Statistic La Palma California United States
Median Home Value $686,800 $538,500 $229,800
Median Rent $1,863 $1,586 $1,096
Median Income $108,363 $78,672 $64,994
Home Value To Income 6.3x 6.8x 3.5x
Rent To Monthly Income 0.21x 0.24x 0.2x

Detailed La Palma Services Costs Vs. California

Item La Palma California
Shampoo $1.17 $1.06
Movie $14.48 $10.68
Bowling $24.56 $14.67

Detailed La Palma Groceries Costs Vs. California

Item La Palma California
Ground Beef $4.58 $4.22
Fried Chicken $1.72 $1.39
Milk $2.19 $2.05

Detailed La Palma Health Costs Vs. California

Item La Palma California
Haircut $22.6 $18.62
Beauty Salon $66.25 $39.05
Toothpaste $2.48 $2.34

Detailed La Palma Transportation Costs Vs. California

Item La Palma California
Potatoes $2.99 $3.29
Pizza $11.66 $10.62
Beer $9.82 $9.38
Optometrist $106.53 $108.57
Doctor $100.28 $116.17
Dentist $114.52 $99.13

Detailed La Palma Utilities Costs Vs. California

Item La Palma California
Gasoline $3.32 $2.22
Tire Balancing $52.6 $50.07
All Electricity $138.7 $167.67
Phone $176.01 $175.64

La Palma SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
5
Diversity
10
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
4

Cost Of Living In Cities Around La Palma

City Population Cost Of Living Vs. La Palma
Norwalk, CA 104,524 130 0.8x
Buena Park, CA 82,228 143 0.9x
Lakewood, CA 79,676 143 0.9x
Cerritos, CA 49,388 169 1.0x
Cypress, CA 49,137 154 0.9x
La Mirada, CA 48,260 147 0.9x
Stanton, CA 38,317 127 0.8x
North Tustin, CA 25,147 191 1.2x
West Puente Valley, CA 23,555 133 0.8x
Artesia, CA 16,456 138 0.8x

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