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Cost of living in Rancho Mission Viejo, California

Simple answer

Typical rent is $3,501 a month.

Rancho Mission Viejo is a Census community, not a separate city government in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $192,813 a year.

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People
11,971
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$3,501
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$192,813
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$1,110,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,057
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area

Rancho Mission Viejo, California has about 11,971 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $1,110,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Orange County is $3,057 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Rancho Mission Viejo. 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 Rancho Mission Viejo'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 Rancho Mission Viejo'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, 0 have higher typical rent than Rancho Mission Viejo.

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