According to the most recent data on the cost of living, West Sacramento has an overall cost of living index of 121 which is 1.2x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only California, West Sacramento has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than California's index of 140.
The standard of living in West Sacramento ranks as #4,859 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in California. By definition, that implies West Sacramento ranks as the #1,560 most expensive place in the Golden State.
Living Expense | West Sacramento | California | National Average | |
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Overall | 121 | 140 | 100 | |
Services | 117 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 110 | 113 | 100 | |
Health | 124 | 115 | 100 | |
Housing | 134 | 198 | 100 | |
Transportation | 132 | 134 | 100 | |
Utilities | 109 | 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 | West Sacramento | California | United States |
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Median Home Value | $372,700 | $538,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,120 | $1,586 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $73,979 | $78,672 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 5.0x | 6.8x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.18x | 0.24x | 0.2x |
Item | West Sacramento | California |
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Shampoo | $1.24 | $1.06 |
Movie | $13.93 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $20.08 | $14.67 |
Item | West Sacramento | California |
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Ground Beef | $5.05 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.31 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.66 | $2.05 |
Item | West Sacramento | California |
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Haircut | $24.02 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $62.28 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.79 | $2.34 |
Item | West Sacramento | California |
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Potatoes | $3.2 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $17.03 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.52 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $148.5 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $194.75 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $94.8 | $99.13 |
Item | West Sacramento | California |
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Gasoline | $3.24 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $51.87 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $192.37 | $167.67 |
Phone | $186.51 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. West Sacramento |
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Sacramento, CA | 503,482 | 120 | 1.0x |
Elk Grove, CA | 173,370 | 133 | 1.1x |
Arden-Arcade, CA | 93,719 | 126 | 1.0x |
Citrus Heights, CA | 87,665 | 117 | 1.0x |
Davis, CA | 68,640 | 159 | 1.3x |
Florin, CA | 48,839 | 109 | 0.9x |
Antelope, CA | 48,468 | 125 | 1.0x |
Vineyard, CA | 39,800 | 134 | 1.1x |
Orangevale, CA | 35,030 | 131 | 1.1x |
Fair Oaks, CA | 30,882 | 134 | 1.1x |