According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Lucerne Valley has an overall cost of living index of 100 which is 1.0x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only California, Lucerne Valley has a cost of living index that's 0.7x lower than California's index of 140.
The standard of living in Lucerne Valley ranks as #3,149 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in California. By definition, that implies Lucerne Valley ranks as the #3,269 most expensive place in the Golden State.
Living Expense | Lucerne Valley | California | National Average | |
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Overall | 100 | 140 | 100 | |
Services | 113 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 113 | 113 | 100 | |
Health | 103 | 115 | 100 | |
Housing | 66 | 198 | 100 | |
Transportation | 138 | 134 | 100 | |
Utilities | 91 | 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 | Lucerne Valley | California | United States |
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Median Home Value | $162,400 | $538,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $871 | $1,586 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $39,639 | $78,672 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 4.1x | 6.8x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.26x | 0.24x | 0.2x |
Item | Lucerne Valley | California |
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Shampoo | $1.17 | $1.06 |
Movie | $14.48 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $24.56 | $14.67 |
Item | Lucerne Valley | California |
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Ground Beef | $4.58 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.72 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.19 | $2.05 |
Item | Lucerne Valley | California |
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Haircut | $22.6 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $66.25 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.48 | $2.34 |
Item | Lucerne Valley | California |
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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 |
Item | Lucerne Valley | California |
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Gasoline | $3.32 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $52.6 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $138.7 | $167.67 |
Phone | $176.01 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Lucerne Valley |
---|---|---|---|
Fontana, CA | 212,704 | 121 | 1.2x |
Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 178,060 | 142 | 1.4x |
Victorville, CA | 122,958 | 110 | 1.1x |
Hesperia, CA | 95,163 | 109 | 1.1x |
Upland, CA | 77,348 | 139 | 1.4x |
Apple Valley, CA | 73,339 | 111 | 1.1x |
Redlands, CA | 71,680 | 128 | 1.3x |
Highland, CA | 55,339 | 120 | 1.2x |
Loma Linda, CA | 24,239 | 122 | 1.2x |
Bloomington, CA | 21,907 | 114 | 1.1x |