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Cost of living in Beverly Hills
Housing is much more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$2,805/mo
108% above US
Median home value
$2,000,001
559% above US
Median household income
$127,979
63% above US
Rent as share of income
26%
US 21%
Home price to income
15.6×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
10.25%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Beverly Hills compares
- Beverly Hills$2,805
- California$1,956
- United States$1,348
- West Hollywood$2,103
- Manhattan Beach$3,492
- South Gate$1,471
- Alhambra$1,852
- Torrance$2,214
- Carson$1,914
- Downey$1,892
- Beverly Hills$2,000,001
- California$695,400
- United States$303,400
- West Hollywood$969,900
- Manhattan Beach$2,000,001
- South Gate$608,500
- Alhambra$812,700
- Torrance$1,036,600
- Carson$645,600
- Downey$728,500
Taxes
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Life in Beverly Hills
Questions
Is Beverly Hills expensive to live in?
Housing in Beverly Hills is much more expensive than the national average: median rent is $2,805 (108% above US) and the median home value is $2,000,001 (559% above US).
How much is rent in Beverly Hills?
The median gross rent is $2,805 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $2,151, 1 bedroom $2,402, 2 bedrooms $2,964, 3 bedrooms $3,760, 4 bedrooms $4,208.
How much of their income do renters spend in Beverly Hills?
At the median, a year’s rent ($33,660) equals about 26% of the median household income ($127,979); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Beverly Hills?
Sales tax is 10.25% and property taxes run about 0.50% 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.