Cost of living in Santa Clara, California
Simple answer
Typical rent is $3,016 a month.
Santa Clara is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $178,958 a year.
- People
- 130,256
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $3,016
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $178,958
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $1,582,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $3,272
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Santa Clara, California has about 130,256 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $1,582,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Santa Clara County is $3,272 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Santa Clara. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, prices sit at 110.4 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 Santa Clara'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 Santa Clara'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, 93 have higher typical rent than Santa Clara.
Nearby places
- Sunnyvale
Typical rent $3,039
Compare with Santa Clara - Burbank
Typical rent $2,566
Compare with Santa Clara - Cupertino
Typical rent $3,501
Compare with Santa Clara - Campbell
Typical rent $2,737
Compare with Santa Clara - Milpitas
Typical rent $3,120
Compare with Santa Clara - Mountain View
Typical rent $3,062
Compare with Santa Clara - Los Altos
Typical rent $3,501
- Loyola
Typical rent $3,501
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.