California · West · 20k residents
Prunedale, CA: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Prunedale: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the California median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Prunedale is $833,400, 18% above the California median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,445/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 134 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $103,819 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Prunedale is $833,400, 17.7% above the median for ACS-covered places in California.
- Household income: Median household income is $103,819, 4.6% above the median for ACS-covered places in California.
- Adult education: 23.8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 26.5% below the median for ACS-covered places in California.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 8.0 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.
- Scale: A smaller city in the profile data, with fewer than 50,000 residents.
- Setting: The profile places Prunedale about 20 miles from the nearest tracked ocean.
- Climate signal: The profile records 260 sunny days and 0 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 30 and an average commute of 29 minutes.
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Compare Prunedale side by side
Cost of living index
134
ACS median home value
$833,400
2-bedroom rent
$1,445/mo
Median household income
$103,819
Housing momentum
We don't have enough recent home-price and rent data to rank Prunedale's housing momentum yet.
Adjusted by Prunedale's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $833,400 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $470 |
| Property tax rate | 0.75% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,414/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,445/mo |
| State & local income tax | 2.09% |
| Sales tax | 8.8% |
| Cost of living index | 134 |
| Groceries index | 112 |
| Utilities | $245/mo |
| Transit pass | $90/mo |
| Gas price | $4.80/gal |
| Healthcare index | 108 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,450/mo |
| Median household income | $103,819 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2% |
| Population | 20k |
| Crime index | 52/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 29 min |
| Sunny days / year | 260 days |
| July high | 71°F |
| January low | 40°F |
| Annual snowfall | 0 in |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Ocean coast | 20 mi |
| Big lake | 127 mi |
| Mountains | 37 mi |
| Major airport | 41 mi |
| Ski resort | 155 mi |
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Real listings in Prunedale
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- What is the cost of living in Prunedale, CA?
- Prunedale indexes at 134 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,445/mo and a acs median home value of $833,400.
- How much does a house cost in Prunedale?
- The acs median home value in Prunedale is $833,400, 18% above the California median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Prunedale?
- A two-bedroom in Prunedale rents for about $1,445/mo.