Cost of living in Pomona, California
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,810 a month.
Pomona is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $79,479 a year.
- People
- 147,943
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,810
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $79,479
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $593,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,964
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Pomona, California has about 147,943 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $593,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Los Angeles County is $2,964 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Pomona. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, prices sit at 113.6 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 Pomona'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 Pomona'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, 528 have higher typical rent than Pomona.
Nearby places
- Montclair
Typical rent $1,889
Compare with Pomona - La Verne
Typical rent $2,315
Compare with Pomona - San Dimas
Typical rent $2,278
Compare with Pomona - Diamond Bar
Typical rent $2,521
Compare with Pomona - Claremont
Typical rent $2,237
Compare with Pomona - Walnut
Typical rent $3,202
Compare with Pomona - Charter Oak
Typical rent $1,900
- Upland
Typical rent $2,029
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.