Home prices in Davis run 86% above the national median: $780,000 versus $420,000. Relative to the $112,000 median household income here, the price-to-income ratio comes out to 7.0x.
At a 1.1% effective rate, Davis property taxes add $715 to the monthly payment on the median home, $8,580 a year in total.
Between the $5,064/month mortgage payment and California's state income tax, your real housing cost calculation needs your after-tax number, not your gross salary.
Beyond housing, Davis's cost of living index sits at 162 (national average = 100), running above the national baseline for groceries, transportation, and everyday services.
Davis's median home price runs 13% lower than nearby Los Angeles: $895,000 there versus $780,000 here.