Cost of living in Carmel Valley Village, California
Carmel Valley Village, California has about 4,785 people. Typical rent is $2,211 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $156,161 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,211 a month.
Carmel Valley Village is a Census community, not a separate city government in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $156,161 a year.
- People
- 4,785
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,211
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $156,161
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $1,275,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,416
- Salinas, CA MSA
Carmel Valley Village, California has about 4,785 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $1,275,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Monterey County is $2,416 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Carmel Valley Village. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Salinas, CA metro area, prices sit at 109.0 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 Carmel Valley Village'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 Carmel Valley Village'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, 316 have higher typical rent than Carmel Valley Village.
Nearby places
- Del Rey Oaks
Typical rent $3,298
Compare with Carmel Valley Village - Seaside
Typical rent $2,409
Compare with Carmel Valley Village - Monterey
Typical rent $2,353
Compare with Carmel Valley Village - Carmel-by-the-Sea
Typical rent $2,707
Compare with Carmel Valley Village - Marina
Typical rent $2,101
Compare with Carmel Valley Village - Del Monte Forest
Typical rent $3,501
Compare with Carmel Valley Village - Pacific Grove
Typical rent $2,455
- Boronda
Typical rent $2,112
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.
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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.