La Mesa, CA
60,797Residents
$95,028Median household income
$2,049/moMedian gross rent
$812,000Median home value
37.4Median age
41%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
48%Homes lived in by their owners
8.5×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 26% of the median household income in La Mesa.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $82,000 a year. In California that leaves roughly $5,065 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $80,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.