According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Westlake Village has an overall cost of living index of 195 which is 1.9x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only California, Westlake Village has a cost of living index that's 1.4x higher than California's index of 140.
The standard of living in Westlake Village ranks as #6,304 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in California. By definition, that implies Westlake Village ranks as the #115 most expensive place in the Golden State.
Living Expense | Westlake Village | California | National Average | |
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Overall | 195 | 140 | 100 | |
Services | 114 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 114 | 113 | 100 | |
Health | 110 | 115 | 100 | |
Housing | 383 | 198 | 100 | |
Transportation | 133 | 134 | 100 | |
Utilities | 110 | 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 | Westlake Village | California | United States |
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Median Home Value | $974,800 | $538,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $3,226 | $1,586 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $153,007 | $78,672 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 6.4x | 6.8x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.25x | 0.24x | 0.2x |
Item | Westlake Village | California |
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Shampoo | $1.17 | $1.06 |
Movie | $16.3 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $21.33 | $14.67 |
Item | Westlake Village | California |
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Ground Beef | $4.58 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.72 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.19 | $2.05 |
Item | Westlake Village | California |
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Haircut | $22.57 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $76.5 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.51 | $2.34 |
Item | Westlake Village | California |
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Potatoes | $2.99 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.66 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.82 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $125.58 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $125.0 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $110.78 | $99.13 |
Item | Westlake Village | California |
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Gasoline | $3.31 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $50.62 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $185.68 | $167.67 |
Phone | $189.51 | $175.64 |