Cost of living in Woodlake, California
Woodlake, California has about 7,702 people. Typical rent is $968 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $46,266 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 #100 in California on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $968 a month.
Woodlake is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $46,266 a year.
- People
- 7,702
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $968
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $46,266
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $300,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,450
- Visalia, CA MSA
Woodlake, California has about 7,702 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $300,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Tulare County is $1,450 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Woodlake. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Visalia, CA metro area, prices sit at 99.8 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 Woodlake'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 Woodlake'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, 941 have higher typical rent than Woodlake.
Nearby places
- Ivanhoe
Typical rent $870
Compare with Woodlake - Exeter
Typical rent $1,286
Compare with Woodlake - Farmersville
Typical rent $1,114
Compare with Woodlake - Patterson Tract
Typical rent $1,220
Compare with Woodlake - Three Rivers
Typical rent $1,557
Compare with Woodlake - Cutler
Typical rent $1,249
Compare with Woodlake - Orosi
Typical rent $1,204
- Visalia
Typical rent $1,490
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.