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Cost of living in Channel Islands Beach, California

Simple answer

Typical rent is $2,392 a month.

Channel Islands Beach is a Census community, not a separate city government in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $107,380 a year.

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People
2,726
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$2,392
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$107,380
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$1,111,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,424
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA

Channel Islands Beach, California has about 2,726 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $1,111,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Ventura County is $2,424 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Channel Islands Beach. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area, prices sit at 110.5 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 Channel Islands Beach'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 Channel Islands Beach'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, 234 have higher typical rent than Channel Islands Beach.

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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.