Cost of living in Calimesa, California
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,783 a month.
Calimesa is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $87,181 a year.
- People
- 10,902
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,783
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $87,181
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $446,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,103
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA
Calimesa, California has about 10,902 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $446,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Riverside County is $2,103 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Calimesa. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, prices sit at 106.4 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 Calimesa'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 Calimesa'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, 547 have higher typical rent than Calimesa.
Nearby places
- Yucaipa
Typical rent $1,711
Compare with Calimesa - Cherry Valley
Typical rent $1,399
Compare with Calimesa - Mentone
Typical rent $1,472
Compare with Calimesa - Redlands
Typical rent $2,005
Compare with Calimesa - Banning
Typical rent $1,650
Compare with Calimesa - Beaumont
Typical rent $1,681
Compare with Calimesa - Moreno Valley
Typical rent $2,135
- Highland
Typical rent $1,629
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.