Living here
Cost of living in Livermore
Housing is much more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$2,640/mo
96% above US
Median home value
$1,038,600
242% above US
Median household income
$153,602
96% above US
Rent as share of income
21%
US 21%
Home price to income
6.8×
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 Livermore compares
- Livermore$2,640
- California$1,956
- United States$1,348
- Pleasanton$3,017
- San Ramon$2,916
- Walnut Creek$2,613
- Antioch$2,241
- Concord$2,226
- Santa Clara$2,985
- Palo Alto$3,328
- Sunnyvale$3,065
- Livermore$1,038,600
- California$695,400
- United States$303,400
- Pleasanton$1,432,300
- San Ramon$1,359,100
- Walnut Creek$1,031,100
- Antioch$607,400
- Concord$755,900
- Santa Clara$1,527,900
- Palo Alto$2,000,001
- Sunnyvale$1,816,600
Taxes
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Questions
Is Livermore expensive to live in?
Housing in Livermore is much more expensive than the national average: median rent is $2,640 (96% above US) and the median home value is $1,038,600 (242% above US).
How much is rent in Livermore?
The median gross rent is $2,640 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 Livermore?
At the median, a year’s rent ($31,680) equals about 21% of the median household income ($153,602); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Livermore?
Sales tax is 10.25% and property taxes run about 0.80% 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.