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Cost of living in Laguna Beach
Housing is much more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$2,802/mo
108% above US
Median home value
$2,000,001
559% above US
Median household income
$140,508
79% above US
Rent as share of income
24%
US 21%
Home price to income
14.2×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
7.75%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Laguna Beach compares
- Laguna Beach$2,802
- California$1,956
- United States$1,348
- Mission Viejo$2,713
- Santa Ana$1,975
- Westminster$2,100
- Corona$2,136
- Fullerton$2,124
- Cerritos$2,909
- Fallbrook$1,675
- Laguna Beach$2,000,001
- California$695,400
- United States$303,400
- Mission Viejo$946,300
- Santa Ana$657,800
- Westminster$820,000
- Corona$656,500
- Fullerton$859,600
- Cerritos$908,600
- Fallbrook$713,000
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Life in Laguna Beach
Questions
Is Laguna Beach expensive to live in?
Housing in Laguna Beach is much more expensive than the national average: median rent is $2,802 (108% above US) and the median home value is $2,000,001 (559% above US).
How much is rent in Laguna Beach?
The median gross rent is $2,802 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $2,580, 1 bedroom $2,610, 2 bedrooms $3,057, 3 bedrooms $4,153, 4 bedrooms $4,964.
How much of their income do renters spend in Laguna Beach?
At the median, a year’s rent ($33,624) equals about 24% of the median household income ($140,508); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Laguna Beach?
Sales tax is 7.75% and property taxes run about 0.50% 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.