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Cost of living in Sacramento, California

Sacramento, California has about 528,706 people. Typical rent is $1,779 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $87,321 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 #250 in California on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,779 a month.

Sacramento is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $87,321 a year.

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People
528,706
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,779
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$87,321
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$506,300
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,201
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area

Sacramento, California has about 528,706 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $506,300.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sacramento County is $2,201 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Sacramento. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, prices sit at 106.7 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 Sacramento'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 Sacramento'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, 552 have higher typical rent than Sacramento.

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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.