Cost of living in Ferndale, California
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,028 a month.
Ferndale is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $63,142 a year.
- People
- 1,552
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,028
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $63,142
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $542,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,554
- Humboldt County, CA
Ferndale, California has about 1,552 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $542,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Humboldt County is $1,554 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ferndale. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
California's prices sit at 110.7 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
California taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Ferndale'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 Ferndale'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, 928 have higher typical rent than Ferndale.
Nearby places
- Fortuna
Typical rent $1,168
Compare with Ferndale - Hydesville
Typical rent $860
Compare with Ferndale - Rio Dell
Typical rent $1,042
Compare with Ferndale - Humboldt Hill
Typical rent $1,896
Compare with Ferndale - Pine Hills
Typical rent $1,633
Compare with Ferndale - Bayview
Typical rent $1,085
Compare with Ferndale - Cutten
Typical rent $1,636
- Myrtletown
Typical rent $1,583
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.