According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Lucas Valley-Marinwood has an overall cost of living index of 207 which is 2.1x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only California, Lucas Valley-Marinwood has a cost of living index that's 1.5x higher than California's index of 140.
The standard of living in Lucas Valley-Marinwood ranks as #6,336 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in California. By definition, that implies Lucas Valley-Marinwood ranks as the #83 most expensive place in the Golden State.
Living Expense | Lucas Valley-Marinwood | California | National Average | |
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Overall | 207 | 140 | 100 | |
Services | 125 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 132 | 113 | 100 | |
Health | 126 | 115 | 100 | |
Housing | 377 | 198 | 100 | |
Transportation | 150 | 134 | 100 | |
Utilities | 137 | 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 | Lucas Valley-Marinwood | California | United States |
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Median Home Value | $1,053,800 | $538,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $2,763 | $1,586 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $157,854 | $78,672 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 6.7x | 6.8x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.21x | 0.24x | 0.2x |
Item | Lucas Valley-Marinwood | California |
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Shampoo | $1.35 | $1.06 |
Movie | $16.41 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $20.0 | $14.67 |
Item | Lucas Valley-Marinwood | California |
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Ground Beef | $3.64 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.8 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.83 | $2.05 |
Item | Lucas Valley-Marinwood | California |
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Haircut | $22.38 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $82.05 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $3.18 | $2.34 |
Item | Lucas Valley-Marinwood | California |
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Potatoes | $3.42 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $13.47 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.5 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $144.57 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $149.63 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $132.68 | $99.13 |
Item | Lucas Valley-Marinwood | California |
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Gasoline | $3.46 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $65.51 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $267.84 | $167.67 |
Phone | $198.18 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Lucas Valley-Marinwood | Petaluma, CA | 60,865 | 161 | 0.8x | San Rafael, CA | 59,178 | 192 | 0.9x | Novato, CA | 53,781 | 182 | 0.9x | Hercules, CA | 26,090 | 155 | 0.7x | American Canyon, CA | 20,256 | 148 | 0.7x | Mill Valley, CA | 14,456 | 246 | 1.2x | San Anselmo, CA | 12,623 | 213 | 1.0x | Larkspur, CA | 12,363 | 238 | 1.1x | Corte Madera, CA | 9,793 | 233 | 1.1x | Fairfax, CA | 7,629 | 193 | 0.9x |
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