Living here
Cost of living in Concord
Housing is much more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$2,226/mo
65% above US
Median home value
$755,900
149% above US
Median household income
$109,195
39% above US
Rent as share of income
24%
US 21%
Home price to income
6.9×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
9.75%
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 Concord compares
- Concord$2,226
- California$1,956
- United States$1,348
- Walnut Creek$2,613
- Antioch$2,241
- Vallejo$2,013
- San Ramon$2,916
- Richmond$1,895
- Fairfield$2,191
- Pleasanton$3,017
- Livermore$2,640
- Concord$755,900
- California$695,400
- United States$303,400
- Walnut Creek$1,031,100
- Antioch$607,400
- Vallejo$557,500
- San Ramon$1,359,100
- Richmond$650,100
- Fairfield$592,500
- Pleasanton$1,432,300
- Livermore$1,038,600
Taxes
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Life in Concord
Questions
Is Concord expensive to live in?
Housing in Concord is much more expensive than the national average: median rent is $2,226 (65% above US) and the median home value is $755,900 (149% above US).
How much is rent in Concord?
The median gross rent is $2,226 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 Concord?
At the median, a year’s rent ($26,712) equals about 24% of the median household income ($109,195); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Concord?
Sales tax is 9.75% and property taxes run about 0.68% 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.