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Santa Maria, CA

110,462Residents
$84,746Median household income
$1,925/moMedian gross rent
$531,700Median home value
29.3Median age
16%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
50%Homes lived in by their owners
6.3×Home value to household income

Median rent takes about 27% of the median household income in Santa Maria.

What pay do you need to rent here?

To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $77,000 a year. In California that leaves roughly $4,801 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.