Cost of living in American Canyon, California

American Canyon, California has about 21,691 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $692,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Napa County is $3,375 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in American Canyon. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Napa, CA metro area, prices sit at 112.6 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 American Canyon'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 American Canyon's bill.

For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in California was $6.216 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,983.68 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in California shares this price.

Among 982 places we list in California with a rent figure, 186 have higher typical rent than American Canyon.