Santa Monica, CA
91,169Residents
$114,885Median household income
$2,402/moMedian gross rent
$1,755,500Median home value
42.7Median age
71%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
28%Homes lived in by their owners
15.3×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 25% of the median household income in Santa Monica.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $96,000 a year. In California that leaves roughly $5,804 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $95,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.