City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Hawthorne | Sacramento | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,641/mo | $1,592/mo | 3.1% higher in A |
| Median home value | $731,200 | $450,500 | 62.3% higher in A |
| Median household income | $72,298 | $78,954 | 8.4% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 106.1 | 105.6 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 128.3 | 127.6 | 0.6% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 108.7 | 107.8 | 0.9% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 109.5 | 108.2 | 1.2% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Hawthorne, you'd need $98,217 in Sacramento to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Sacramento, CA is about 1.8% cheaper overall than Hawthorne, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 3% lower in Sacramento than in Hawthorne. If you earn $80,000 in Hawthorne, you'd need about $78,573 in Sacramento to keep the same standard of living.