Cost of living in Searles Valley, California
Searles Valley, California has about 1,713 people. Typical rent is $819 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $62,500 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.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $819 a month.
Searles Valley is a Census community, not a separate city government in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $62,500 a year.
- People
- 1,713
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $819
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $62,500
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $80,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,103
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA
Searles Valley, California has about 1,713 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $80,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in San Bernardino County is $2,103 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Searles Valley. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, prices sit at 106.4 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 Searles Valley'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 Searles Valley'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, 971 have higher typical rent than Searles Valley.
Nearby places
- Ridgecrest
Typical rent $1,186
Compare with Searles Valley - China Lake Acres
Typical rent $1,283
Compare with Searles Valley - California City
Typical rent $1,300
Compare with Searles Valley - Weldon
Typical rent $1,120
Compare with Searles Valley - Fort Irwin
Typical rent $1,818
Compare with Searles Valley - Boron
Typical rent $1,219
Compare with Searles Valley - Wofford Heights
Typical rent $911
- Lake Isabella
Typical rent $1,163
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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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.