Cost of living in Redondo Beach, California
Redondo Beach, California has about 69,291 people. Typical rent is $2,691 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $150,245 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.
Ranked #415 in California on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,691 a month.
Redondo Beach is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $150,245 a year.
- People
- 69,291
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,691
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $150,245
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $1,279,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,964
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Redondo Beach, California has about 69,291 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $1,279,200.
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 Redondo Beach. 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 Redondo Beach'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 Redondo Beach'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, 155 have higher typical rent than Redondo Beach.
Nearby places
- Hermosa Beach
Typical rent $2,887
Compare with Redondo Beach - Torrance
Typical rent $2,280
Compare with Redondo Beach - Manhattan Beach
Typical rent $3,449
Compare with Redondo Beach - Lawndale
Typical rent $1,938
Compare with Redondo Beach - El Segundo
Typical rent $2,556
Compare with Redondo Beach - Alondra Park
Typical rent $1,877
Compare with Redondo Beach - Del Aire
Typical rent $2,976
- Palos Verdes Estates
Typical rent $3,217
Compare with Redondo Beach
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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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.