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Cost of living in Los Banos, California

Los Banos, California has about 47,593 people. Typical rent is $1,557 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $68,171 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 #130 in California on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,557 a month.

Los Banos is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $68,171 a year.

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People
47,593
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,557
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$68,171
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$440,900
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,517
Merced, CA MSA

Los Banos, California has about 47,593 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $440,900.

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 Los Banos. 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 Los Banos'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 Los Banos'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, 677 have higher typical rent than Los Banos.

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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.