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Cost of living in Castro Valley, California

Simple answer

Typical rent is $2,554 a month.

Castro Valley is a Census community, not a separate city government in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $142,779 a year.

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People
65,001
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$2,554
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$142,779
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$1,104,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,805
Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area

Castro Valley, California has about 65,001 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $1,104,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Alameda County is $2,805 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Castro Valley. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, prices sit at 115.6 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 Castro Valley'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 Castro Valley'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, 178 have higher typical rent than Castro Valley.

Nearby places

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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.