Cost of living in Oakhurst, California
Oakhurst, California has about 6,091 people. Typical rent is $1,728 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $82,056 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 #119 in California on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,728 a month.
Oakhurst is a Census community, not a separate city government in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $82,056 a year.
- People
- 6,091
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,728
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $82,056
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $392,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,460
- Madera County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $6.216
- California, week of October 12, 2026
Oakhurst, California has about 6,091 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $392,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Madera County is $1,460 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Oakhurst. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Fresno, CA metro area, prices sit at 102.2 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 Oakhurst'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 Oakhurst's bill.
For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in California was $6.216 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,983.68 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in California shares this price.
Among 982 places we list in California with a rent figure, 578 have higher typical rent than Oakhurst.
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Typical rent $2,150
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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.