Cost of living in Aliso Viejo, California
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,854 a month.
Aliso Viejo is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $142,439 a year.
- People
- 51,113
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,854
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $142,439
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $917,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $3,057
- Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Aliso Viejo, California has about 51,113 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $917,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Orange County is $3,057 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Aliso Viejo. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, prices sit at 113.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
California taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Aliso Viejo's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical California home paid 33.61¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Aliso Viejo's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in California averaged $4.53 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 982 places we list in California with a rent figure, 122 have higher typical rent than Aliso Viejo.
Nearby places
- Laguna Hills
Typical rent $2,728
Compare with Aliso Viejo - Laguna Woods
Typical rent $2,328
Compare with Aliso Viejo - Laguna Beach
Typical rent $2,986
Compare with Aliso Viejo - Laguna Niguel
Typical rent $2,903
Compare with Aliso Viejo - Mission Viejo
Typical rent $2,839
Compare with Aliso Viejo - Ladera Ranch
Typical rent $3,350
Compare with Aliso Viejo - Lake Forest
Typical rent $2,672
- Las Flores
Typical rent $2,938
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in California
Bigger places in California
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.