San Luis Obispo, CA
48,491Residents
$73,685Median household income
$1,965/moMedian gross rent
$935,100Median home value
26.3Median age
54%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
40%Homes lived in by their owners
12.7×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 32% of the median household income in San Luis Obispo.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $79,000 a year. In California that leaves roughly $4,906 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.