Cost of living in Le Grand, California
Le Grand, California has about 1,636 people. Typical rent is $866 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $45,938 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.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $866 a month.
Le Grand is a Census community, not a separate city government in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $45,938 a year.
- People
- 1,636
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $866
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $45,938
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $286,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,517
- Merced, CA MSA
Le Grand, California has about 1,636 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $286,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Merced County is $1,517 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Le Grand. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Merced, CA metro area, prices sit at 98.3 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 Le Grand'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 Le Grand'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, 961 have higher typical rent than Le Grand.
Nearby places
- Planada
Typical rent $1,036
Compare with Le Grand - Chowchilla
Typical rent $1,178
Compare with Le Grand - Fairmead
Typical rent $1,418
Compare with Le Grand - Merced
Typical rent $1,393
Compare with Le Grand - Franklin
Typical rent $1,399
Compare with Le Grand - Madera Acres
Typical rent $1,685
Compare with Le Grand - McSwain
Typical rent $1,516
- Madera
Typical rent $1,353
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.