Cost of living in Signal Hill, California
Signal Hill, California has about 11,468 people. Typical rent is $1,851 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $113,298 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 #200 in California on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,851 a month.
Signal Hill is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $113,298 a year.
- People
- 11,468
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,851
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $113,298
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $783,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,964
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Signal Hill, California has about 11,468 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $783,300.
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 Signal Hill. 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 Signal Hill'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 Signal Hill'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, 498 have higher typical rent than Signal Hill.
Nearby places
- Long Beach
Typical rent $1,871
Compare with Signal Hill - Lakewood
Typical rent $2,347
Compare with Signal Hill - Rossmoor
Typical rent $3,501
Compare with Signal Hill - Carson
Typical rent $1,956
Compare with Signal Hill - Hawaiian Gardens
Typical rent $1,696
Compare with Signal Hill - Los Alamitos
Typical rent $2,365
Compare with Signal Hill - Bellflower
Typical rent $1,830
- East Rancho Dominguez
Typical rent $1,701
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.