Cost of living in Pacheco, California
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,828 a month.
Pacheco is a Census community, not a separate city government in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $101,210 a year.
- People
- 4,325
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,828
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $101,210
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $343,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,805
- Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Pacheco, California has about 4,325 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $343,300.
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 Pacheco. 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 Pacheco'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 Pacheco'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, 519 have higher typical rent than Pacheco.
Nearby places
- Vine Hill
Typical rent $2,460
Compare with Pacheco - Pleasant Hill
Typical rent $2,533
Compare with Pacheco - Martinez
Typical rent $2,353
Compare with Pacheco - Mountain View
Typical rent $2,018
Compare with Pacheco - Reliez Valley
Typical rent $3,501
Compare with Pacheco - Concord
Typical rent $2,274
Compare with Pacheco - Contra Costa Centre
Typical rent $2,713
- Walnut Creek
Typical rent $2,680
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.