Cost of living in Penn Valley, California
Penn Valley, California has about 1,678 people. Typical rent is $1,230 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $64,737 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 $1,230 a month.
Penn Valley is a Census community, not a separate city government in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $64,737 a year.
- People
- 1,678
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,230
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $64,737
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $500,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,885
- Nevada County, CA
Penn Valley, California has about 1,678 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $500,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Nevada County is $1,885 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Penn Valley. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
California's prices sit at 110.7 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
California taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Penn Valley'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 Penn Valley'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, 832 have higher typical rent than Penn Valley.
Nearby places
- Lake Wildwood
Typical rent $2,507
Compare with Penn Valley - Grass Valley
Typical rent $1,458
Compare with Penn Valley - Alta Sierra
Typical rent $2,254
Compare with Penn Valley - Nevada City
Typical rent $1,411
Compare with Penn Valley - Beale AFB
Typical rent $2,758
Compare with Penn Valley - Lake of the Pines
Typical rent $2,399
Compare with Penn Valley - Loma Rica
Typical rent $1,724
Compare with Penn Valley - Colfax
Typical rent $1,553
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.