Cost of living in La Palma, California
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,262 a month.
La Palma is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $117,989 a year.
- People
- 15,272
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,262
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $117,989
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $973,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $3,057
- Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
La Palma, California has about 15,272 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $973,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Orange County is $3,057 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in La Palma. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, prices sit at 113.6 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 La Palma'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 La Palma'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, 291 have higher typical rent than La Palma.
Nearby places
- Buena Park
Typical rent $2,206
Compare with La Palma - Cerritos
Typical rent $2,930
Compare with La Palma - Cypress
Typical rent $2,483
Compare with La Palma - Hawaiian Gardens
Typical rent $1,696
Compare with La Palma - Artesia
Typical rent $2,219
Compare with La Palma - Los Alamitos
Typical rent $2,365
Compare with La Palma - La Mirada
Typical rent $2,217
Compare with La Palma - Stanton
Typical rent $1,997
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.