Cost of living in North Richmond, California
North Richmond, California has about 3,855 people. Typical rent is $2,157 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $100,673 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 $2,157 a month.
North Richmond is a Census community, not a separate city government in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $100,673 a year.
- People
- 3,855
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,157
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $100,673
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $623,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,805
- Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
North Richmond, California has about 3,855 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $623,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Contra Costa County is $2,805 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in North Richmond. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, prices sit at 115.6 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 North Richmond'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 North Richmond'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, 342 have higher typical rent than North Richmond.
Nearby places
- Richmond
Typical rent $1,960
Compare with North Richmond - San Pablo
Typical rent $2,018
Compare with North Richmond - Rollingwood
Typical rent $1,836
Compare with North Richmond - Montalvin Manor
Typical rent $1,983
Compare with North Richmond - East Richmond Heights
Typical rent $2,071
Compare with North Richmond - Tara Hills
Typical rent $2,451
Compare with North Richmond - El Sobrante
Typical rent $2,216
- Pinole
Typical rent $2,700
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.
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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.