Living here
Cost of living in Alhambra
Housing is much more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$1,852/mo
37% above US
Median home value
$812,700
168% above US
Median household income
$85,189
8% above US
Rent as share of income
26%
US 21%
Home price to income
9.5×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
11%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Alhambra compares
- Alhambra$1,852
- California$1,956
- United States$1,348
- El Monte$1,677
- Pico Rivera$1,775
- Downey$1,892
- South Gate$1,471
- West Covina$2,153
- Whittier$1,829
- Norwalk$2,014
- Alhambra$812,700
- California$695,400
- United States$303,400
- El Monte$626,000
- Pico Rivera$621,400
- Downey$728,500
- South Gate$608,500
- West Covina$712,300
- Whittier$751,700
- Norwalk$616,600
Taxes
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Life in Alhambra
Questions
Is Alhambra expensive to live in?
Housing in Alhambra is much more expensive than the national average: median rent is $1,852 (37% above US) and the median home value is $812,700 (168% above US).
How much is rent in Alhambra?
The median gross rent is $1,852 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $2,151, 1 bedroom $2,402, 2 bedrooms $2,964, 3 bedrooms $3,760, 4 bedrooms $4,208.
How much of their income do renters spend in Alhambra?
At the median, a year’s rent ($22,224) equals about 26% of the median household income ($85,189); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Alhambra?
Sales tax is 11% and property taxes run about 0.66% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; CDTFA California City & County Sales & Use Tax Rates.