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Cost of living in Pleasanton
Housing is much more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$3,017/mo
124% above US
Median home value
$1,432,300
372% above US
Median household income
$186,206
137% above US
Rent as share of income
19%
US 21%
Home price to income
7.7×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
10.25%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Pleasanton compares
- Pleasanton$3,017
- California$1,956
- United States$1,348
- Livermore$2,640
- San Ramon$2,916
- Walnut Creek$2,613
- Palo Alto$3,328
- Santa Clara$2,985
- Sunnyvale$3,065
- Antioch$2,241
- Concord$2,226
- Pleasanton$1,432,300
- California$695,400
- United States$303,400
- Livermore$1,038,600
- San Ramon$1,359,100
- Walnut Creek$1,031,100
- Palo Alto$2,000,001
- Santa Clara$1,527,900
- Sunnyvale$1,816,600
- Antioch$607,400
- Concord$755,900
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Life in Pleasanton
Questions
Is Pleasanton expensive to live in?
Housing in Pleasanton is much more expensive than the national average: median rent is $3,017 (124% above US) and the median home value is $1,432,300 (372% above US).
How much is rent in Pleasanton?
The median gross rent is $3,017 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $2,088, 1 bedroom $2,290, 2 bedrooms $2,805, 3 bedrooms $3,592, 4 bedrooms $4,250.
How much of their income do renters spend in Pleasanton?
At the median, a year’s rent ($36,204) equals about 19% of the median household income ($186,206); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Pleasanton?
Sales tax is 10.25% and property taxes run about 0.70% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; CDTFA California City & County Sales & Use Tax Rates.