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Cost of living in Meadow Vista, California

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,808 a month.

Meadow Vista is a Census community, not a separate city government in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $100,859 a year.

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People
3,162
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,808
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$100,859
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$640,300
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,201
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area

Meadow Vista, California has about 3,162 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $640,300.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Placer County is $2,201 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Meadow Vista. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, prices sit at 106.7 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 Meadow Vista'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 Meadow Vista'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, 530 have higher typical rent than Meadow Vista.

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