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Cost of living in Foster City, California

Simple answer

Typical rent is $3,501 a month.

Foster City is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $199,143 a year.

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People
32,792
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$3,501
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$199,143
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$1,838,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
Not matched
HUD county or town rent

Foster City, California has about 32,792 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $1,838,200.

We could not match this place to a county, so there is no HUD rent on this page.

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 Foster City'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 Foster City'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, 0 have higher typical rent than Foster City.

Nearby places

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.

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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.