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Cost of living in Temecula
Housing is much more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$2,297/mo
70% above US
Median home value
$640,400
111% above US
Median household income
$117,840
50% above US
Rent as share of income
23%
US 21%
Home price to income
5.4×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
8.75%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Temecula compares
- Temecula$2,297
- California$1,956
- United States$1,348
- Fallbrook$1,675
- Menifee$2,052
- Hemet$1,432
- Perris$1,791
- Carlsbad$2,678
- Mission Viejo$2,713
- Moreno Valley$2,036
- Solana Beach$3,022
- Temecula$640,400
- California$695,400
- United States$303,400
- Fallbrook$713,000
- Menifee$487,200
- Hemet$314,200
- Perris$431,900
- Carlsbad$1,156,900
- Mission Viejo$946,300
- Moreno Valley$461,400
- Solana Beach$1,934,700
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Life in Temecula
Questions
Is Temecula expensive to live in?
Housing in Temecula is much more expensive than the national average: median rent is $2,297 (70% above US) and the median home value is $640,400 (111% above US).
How much is rent in Temecula?
The median gross rent is $2,297 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $1,605, 1 bedroom $1,705, 2 bedrooms $2,103, 3 bedrooms $2,771, 4 bedrooms $3,336.
How much of their income do renters spend in Temecula?
At the median, a year’s rent ($27,564) equals about 23% of the median household income ($117,840); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Temecula?
Sales tax is 8.75% and property taxes run about 0.85% 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.