Cost of living in Westminster, California
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,168 a month.
Westminster is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $85,541 a year.
- People
- 89,860
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,168
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $85,541
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $858,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $3,057
- Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Westminster, California has about 89,860 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $858,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Orange County is $3,057 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Westminster. 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 Westminster'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 Westminster'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, 336 have higher typical rent than Westminster.
Nearby places
- Midway City
Typical rent $1,611
Compare with Westminster - Garden Grove
Typical rent $2,012
Compare with Westminster - Stanton
Typical rent $1,997
Compare with Westminster - Fountain Valley
Typical rent $2,631
Compare with Westminster - Huntington Beach
Typical rent $2,510
Compare with Westminster - Seal Beach
Typical rent $2,649
Compare with Westminster - Los Alamitos
Typical rent $2,365
- Cypress
Typical rent $2,483
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.