Cost of living in California, Missouri
Simple answer
Typical rent is $756 a month.
California is a city in Missouri. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $63,864 a year.
- People
- 4,509
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $756
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $63,864
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $152,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $963
- Moniteau County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
California, Missouri has about 4,509 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $152,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Moniteau County is $963 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in California. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Jefferson City, MO metro area, prices sit at 88.0 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Missouri taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.4% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not California's exact store tax.
Some places in Missouri add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.18% of income. That is not a California bill.
In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not California's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Missouri in the table we use.
Among 350 places we list in Missouri with a rent figure, 258 have higher typical rent than California.
Nearby places
- Tipton
Typical rent $785
Compare with California - St. Martins
Typical rent $796
Compare with California - Eldon
Typical rent $822
Compare with California - Versailles
Typical rent $474
Compare with California - Jefferson City
Typical rent $802
Compare with California - Ashland
Typical rent $1,206
Compare with California - Wardsville
Typical rent $885
- Holts Summit
Typical rent $1,122
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 Missouri
Bigger places in Missouri
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.