El Cajon, CA
104,449Residents
$67,511Median household income
$1,856/moMedian gross rent
$681,700Median home value
36.1Median age
23%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
42%Homes lived in by their owners
10.1×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 33% of the median household income in El Cajon.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $74,000 a year. In California that leaves roughly $4,642 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $75,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.