According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Mead Valley has an overall cost of living index of 118 which is 1.2x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only California, Mead Valley has a cost of living index that's 0.8x lower than California's index of 140.
The standard of living in Mead Valley ranks as #4,689 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in California. By definition, that implies Mead Valley ranks as the #1,729 most expensive place in the Golden State.
Living Expense | Mead Valley | California | National Average | |
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Overall | 118 | 140 | 100 | |
Services | 112 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 112 | 113 | 100 | |
Health | 105 | 115 | 100 | |
Housing | 123 | 198 | 100 | |
Transportation | 138 | 134 | 100 | |
Utilities | 89 | 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 | Mead Valley | California | United States |
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Median Home Value | $282,500 | $538,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,254 | $1,586 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $66,708 | $78,672 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 4.2x | 6.8x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.23x | 0.24x | 0.2x |
Item | Mead Valley | California |
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Shampoo | $1.17 | $1.06 |
Movie | $14.48 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $24.56 | $14.67 |
Item | Mead Valley | California |
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Ground Beef | $4.58 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.72 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.19 | $2.05 |
Item | Mead Valley | California |
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Haircut | $22.6 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $66.25 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.48 | $2.34 |
Item | Mead 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 | Mead 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. Mead Valley |
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Moreno Valley, CA | 208,751 | 119 | 1.0x |
Corona, CA | 168,112 | 134 | 1.1x |
Murrieta, CA | 114,066 | 130 | 1.1x |
Perris, CA | 77,708 | 113 | 1.0x |
Redlands, CA | 71,680 | 128 | 1.1x |
Eastvale, CA | 65,766 | 154 | 1.3x |
Norco, CA | 27,021 | 145 | 1.2x |
El Cerrito, CA | 25,280 | 177 | 1.5x |
Loma Linda, CA | 24,239 | 122 | 1.0x |
Woodcrest, CA | 18,719 | 141 | 1.2x |