Cost of living in West Covina, California
West Covina, California has about 107,037 people. Typical rent is $2,245 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $101,065 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 #567 in California on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,245 a month.
West Covina is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $101,065 a year.
- People
- 107,037
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,245
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $101,065
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $779,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,964
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $6.216
- California, week of October 12, 2026
West Covina, California has about 107,037 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $779,800.
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 West Covina. 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 West Covina'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 West Covina's bill.
For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in California was $6.216 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,983.68 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in California shares this price.
Among 982 places we list in California with a rent figure, 299 have higher typical rent than West Covina.
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Typical rent $2,064
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Typical rent $3,202
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Typical rent $1,867
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.