Cost of living in Stanford, California
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,976 a month.
Stanford is a Census community, not a separate city government in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $75,208 a year.
- People
- 18,662
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,976
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $75,208
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $2,000,001
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $3,272
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Stanford, California has about 18,662 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $2,000,001.
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 Stanford. 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 Stanford'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 Stanford'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, 419 have higher typical rent than Stanford.
Nearby places
- West Menlo Park
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- Atherton
Typical rent $3,501
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Typical rent $2,244
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Typical rent $3,239
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Typical rent $2,314
- Los Altos Hills
Typical rent $3,501
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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
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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.