Cost of living in Mission Viejo, California
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,839 a month.
Mission Viejo is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $136,123 a year.
- People
- 92,151
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,839
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $136,123
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $1,009,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $3,057
- Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Mission Viejo, California has about 92,151 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $1,009,600.
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 Mission Viejo. 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 Mission Viejo'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 Mission Viejo'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, 128 have higher typical rent than Mission Viejo.
Nearby places
- Las Flores
Typical rent $2,938
Compare with Mission Viejo - Laguna Hills
Typical rent $2,728
Compare with Mission Viejo - Lake Forest
Typical rent $2,672
Compare with Mission Viejo - Rancho Santa Margarita
Typical rent $2,625
Compare with Mission Viejo - Coto de Caza
Typical rent $3,501
Compare with Mission Viejo - Ladera Ranch
Typical rent $3,350
Compare with Mission Viejo - Laguna Woods
Typical rent $2,328
Compare with Mission Viejo - Aliso Viejo
Typical rent $2,854
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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.