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Cost of living in Arden-Arcade, California

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,588 a month.

Arden-Arcade is a Census community, not a separate city government in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $77,321 a year.

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People
94,994
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,588
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$77,321
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$560,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,201
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area

Arden-Arcade, California has about 94,994 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $560,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sacramento County is $2,201 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Arden-Arcade. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, prices sit at 106.7 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 Arden-Arcade'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 Arden-Arcade'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, 657 have higher typical rent than Arden-Arcade.

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