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Cost & Benefits

California

A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. California has adopted Medicaid expansion, so the adult income screen is 138 percent of poverty. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 110.7.

Sales tax
9.0%
Wage income tax
Yes
Property tax
0.71%

Benefit pages

Each program has its own page for California. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.

Counties

Towns

1036 places in California have a cost page and a benefits page.

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