Cost of living in Chowchilla, California
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,178 a month.
Chowchilla is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $66,514 a year.
- People
- 19,020
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,178
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $66,514
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $364,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,460
- Madera County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Chowchilla, California has about 19,020 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $364,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Madera County is $1,460 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Chowchilla. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Fresno, CA metro area, prices sit at 102.2 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 Chowchilla'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 Chowchilla'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, 865 have higher typical rent than Chowchilla.
Nearby places
- Fairmead
Typical rent $1,418
Compare with Chowchilla - Le Grand
Typical rent $866
Compare with Chowchilla - Madera Acres
Typical rent $1,685
Compare with Chowchilla - Planada
Typical rent $1,036
Compare with Chowchilla - Madera
Typical rent $1,353
Compare with Chowchilla - Parkwood
Typical rent $1,536
Compare with Chowchilla - Parksdale
Typical rent $1,656
- Merced
Typical rent $1,393
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.