According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Live Oak has an overall cost of living index of 170 which is 1.7x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only California, Live Oak has a cost of living index that's 1.2x higher than California's index of 140.
The standard of living in Live Oak ranks as #6,127 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in California. By definition, that implies Live Oak ranks as the #292 most expensive place in the Golden State.
Living Expense | Live Oak | California | National Average | |
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Overall | 170 | 140 | 100 | |
Services | 120 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 135 | 113 | 100 | |
Health | 124 | 115 | 100 | |
Housing | 268 | 198 | 100 | |
Transportation | 144 | 134 | 100 | |
Utilities | 135 | 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 | Live Oak | California | United States |
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Median Home Value | $785,000 | $538,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,985 | $1,586 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $91,932 | $78,672 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 8.5x | 6.8x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.26x | 0.24x | 0.2x |
Item | Live Oak | California |
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Shampoo | $1.39 | $1.06 |
Movie | $13.23 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $19.56 | $14.67 |
Item | Live Oak | California |
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Ground Beef | $3.73 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.89 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.87 | $2.05 |
Item | Live Oak | California |
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Haircut | $19.39 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $67.86 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $3.07 | $2.34 |
Item | Live Oak | California |
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Potatoes | $3.35 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $12.66 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.57 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $136.92 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $146.83 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $133.38 | $99.13 |
Item | Live Oak | California |
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Gasoline | $3.38 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $62.03 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $269.4 | $167.67 |
Phone | $187.26 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Live Oak |
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Santa Cruz, CA | 65,011 | 186 | 1.1x |
Watsonville, CA | 52,398 | 126 | 0.7x |
Los Gatos, CA | 31,943 | 257 | 1.5x |
Saratoga, CA | 31,084 | 310 | 1.8x |
Scotts Valley, CA | 12,055 | 185 | 1.1x |
Soquel, CA | 10,721 | 166 | 1.0x |
Capitola, CA | 10,090 | 168 | 1.0x |
Rio del Mar, CA | 9,713 | 196 | 1.2x |
Interlaken, CA | 7,596 | 130 | 0.8x |
Castroville, CA | 6,332 | 110 | 0.6x |