Cost of living in Hillsborough, California
Hillsborough, California has about 11,099 people. Typical rent is $3,501 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $250,001 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #209 in California on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $3,501 a month.
Hillsborough is a town in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $250,001 a year.
- People
- 11,099
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $3,501
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $250,001
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $2,000,001
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $3,697
- San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Hillsborough, California has about 11,099 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $2,000,001.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in San Mateo County is $3,697 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Hillsborough. 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 Hillsborough'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 Hillsborough'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 Hillsborough.
Nearby places
- Baywood Park
Typical rent $3,501
Compare with Hillsborough - Burlingame
Typical rent $2,785
Compare with Hillsborough - San Mateo
Typical rent $3,077
Compare with Hillsborough - Highlands
Typical rent $3,501
Compare with Hillsborough - Millbrae
Typical rent $3,272
Compare with Hillsborough - Belmont
Typical rent $2,875
Compare with Hillsborough - Foster City
Typical rent $3,501
Compare with Hillsborough - San Bruno
Typical rent $2,773
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.