Cost of living in Patterson, California
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,655 a month.
Patterson is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $93,650 a year.
- People
- 24,693
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,655
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $93,650
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $450,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,803
- Modesto, CA MSA
Patterson, California has about 24,693 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $450,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Stanislaus County is $1,803 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Patterson. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Modesto, CA metro area, prices sit at 104.1 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 Patterson'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 Patterson'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, 618 have higher typical rent than Patterson.
Nearby places
- Grayson
Typical rent $1,591
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Compare with Patterson - Riverdale Park
Typical rent $1,554
Compare with Patterson - West Modesto
Typical rent $1,432
Compare with Patterson - Bret Harte
Typical rent $1,384
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Typical rent $1,383
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Typical rent $1,401
- Newman
Typical rent $1,420
Compare with Patterson
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.