Cost of living in Humboldt County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,554 a month.
That HUD number covers Humboldt County, California, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,122
- 1 bed
- $1,188
- 2 bed
- $1,554
- 3 bed
- $2,152
- 4 bed
- $2,597
This county is outside a metro area with its own price index. The California state index is 110.7 (U.S. = 100, BEA 2024).
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Towns in this county
- Eureka · 26,010 people
- Arcata · 18,607 people
- McKinleyville · 17,113 people
- Fortuna · 12,326 people
- Myrtletown · 5,322 people
- Humboldt Hill · 3,551 people
- Cutten · 3,550 people
- Rio Dell · 3,349 people
- Pine Hills · 2,875 people
- Bayview · 2,803 people
- Hoopa · 2,233 people
- Ferndale · 1,552 people
- Westhaven-Moonstone · 1,537 people
- Garberville · 1,415 people
- Hydesville · 1,263 people
- Redway · 1,145 people