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Cost of living in Camp Pendleton Mainside, California

Simple answer

Typical rent is $3,501 a month.

Camp Pendleton Mainside is a Census community, not a separate city government in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $61,575 a year.

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People
9,501
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$3,501
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$61,575
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
Not published
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,823
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA

Camp Pendleton Mainside, California has about 9,501 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

The Census Bureau did not publish a typical home value here.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in San Diego County is $2,823 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Camp Pendleton Mainside. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, prices sit at 111.9 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 Camp Pendleton Mainside'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 Camp Pendleton Mainside'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, 0 have higher typical rent than Camp Pendleton Mainside.

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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.

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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.