| | Alturas, CA | New York, NY | United States |
| Overall | 80.7 | 172.5 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 96.9 | 116.6 | 100 |
| Health | 119.9 | 127.6 | 100 |
| Housing | 44.3 | 224.3 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $155,500 | $677,200 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,520.0% | 15,050.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 76.4 | 181.1 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 93.6 | 136.4 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
DID YOU KNOW?
In order to keep your same standard of living your salary can vary greatly - whether you buy or rent, require child care, or want to include taxes. This is why we are now offering a Premium Salary & Cost of Living Calculator.
Our Premium Calculator Includes:
- Compare Cities cost of living across 9 different categories
- Personal salary calculations can optionally include Home ownership or rental, Child care, and Taxes (with details on state and local sales, income, property and automobile taxes)
- Includes the cost of Child Care for toddlers or infants, at a day care center or home care
- Grocery prices, detailed for 29 staple items in six categories
- Difference in cost of Utilities, including electric, gas and fuel oil
- Health Care Premiums and hospital expenses for major surgeries
- Taxes, Fees and Expenses you should know about, such as local car insurance rates, automobile taxes and registration, commuting costs.
- and 100s of other items you should consider before you relocate
Upgrade to Premium |
See Example
View More Data >
Reviews for Alturas 
5 Reviews
Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the More
I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern More
I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8 More
Start Your Review of Alturas
I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the More
New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on More
filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's More
Start Your Review of New York
Most Recent Searches On Compare Cities
| Compare City | Compared To This City | |
| Chino Valley, Arizona | Rosemount, Minnesota | Compare |
| Rollingwood, Texas | Lakeway, Texas | Compare |
| Pensacola, Florida | Middleburg, Florida | Compare |
| Denton, Texas | Sunnyvale, Texas | Compare |
| Sherman, Texas | Anchorage, Alaska | Compare |
| White House, Tennessee | Anthem, Arizona | Compare |
| Chaska, Minnesota | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Compare |
| Rocklin, California | Belmont, California | Compare |
| Lusk, Wyoming | Torrington, Wyoming | Compare |
| Elkhart, Indiana | Yarnell, Arizona | Compare |
| Chaska, Minnesota | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Compare |
| Chaska, Minnesota | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Compare |
| Rocklin, California | Belmont, California | Compare |
| Tempe, Arizona | Post Falls, Idaho | Compare |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | Conway, Arkansas | Compare |
| Lakewood Ranch, Florida | Pebble Creek, Florida | Compare |
| Aston, Pennsylvania | Richmond, Virginia | Compare |
| Inverness, Florida | Marble Hill, Missouri | Compare |
| Richmond, Virginia | Abingdon, Virginia | Compare |
| Ridgway, Colorado | Winter Park, Colorado | Compare |