According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Moreno Valley has an overall cost of living index of 119 which is 1.2x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only California, Moreno Valley has a cost of living index that's 0.8x lower than California's index of 140.
The standard of living in Moreno Valley ranks as #4,738 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in California. By definition, that implies Moreno Valley ranks as the #1,680 most expensive place in the Golden State.
Living Expense | Moreno Valley | California | National Average | |
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Overall | 119 | 140 | 100 | |
Services | 113 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 112 | 113 | 100 | |
Health | 104 | 115 | 100 | |
Housing | 131 | 198 | 100 | |
Transportation | 138 | 134 | 100 | |
Utilities | 87 | 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 | Moreno Valley | California | United States |
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Median Home Value | $335,700 | $538,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,587 | $1,586 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $70,385 | $78,672 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 4.8x | 6.8x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.27x | 0.24x | 0.2x |
Item | Moreno Valley | California |
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Shampoo | $1.17 | $1.06 |
Movie | $14.48 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $24.56 | $14.67 |
Item | Moreno Valley | California |
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Ground Beef | $4.58 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.72 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.19 | $2.05 |
Item | Moreno Valley | California |
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Haircut | $22.6 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $66.25 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.48 | $2.34 |
Item | Moreno 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 | Moreno 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. Moreno Valley | Fontana, CA | 212,704 | 121 | 1.0x | Perris, CA | 77,708 | 113 | 0.9x | Redlands, CA | 71,680 | 128 | 1.1x | Temescal Valley, CA | 28,420 | 140 | 1.2x | Norco, CA | 27,021 | 145 | 1.2x | El Cerrito, CA | 25,280 | 177 | 1.5x | Loma Linda, CA | 24,239 | 122 | 1.0x | Bloomington, CA | 21,907 | 114 | 1.0x | Mead Valley, CA | 20,817 | 118 | 1.0x | Woodcrest, CA | 18,719 | 141 | 1.2x |
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