Aerial view of Antioch and the San Joaquin River Delta

Living here

Cost of living in Antioch

Housing is much more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.

Median rent

$2,241/mo

66% above US

Median home value

$607,400

100% above US

Median household income

$94,256

20% above US

Rent as share of income

29%

US 21%

Home price to income

6.4×

US 3.9×

Sales tax

9.75%

Rent by number of bedrooms

Studio$2,088a month
1 bedroom$2,290a month
2 bedrooms$2,805a month
3 bedrooms$3,592a month
4 bedrooms$4,250a month

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.

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Life in Antioch

Carnegie Library in Antioch, California, front
Carnegie Library in Antioch, California, frontMliu92 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Antioch Middle School 2012
Antioch Middle School 2012 01Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0
Canal Park, Antioch
Canal Park, AntiochMichael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0

Questions

Is Antioch expensive to live in?

Housing in Antioch is much more expensive than the national average: median rent is $2,241 (66% above US) and the median home value is $607,400 (100% above US).

How much is rent in Antioch?

The median gross rent is $2,241 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 Antioch?

At the median, a year’s rent ($26,892) equals about 29% of the median household income ($94,256); nationally it’s about 21%.

What are taxes like in Antioch?

Sales tax is 9.75% and property taxes run about 0.75% 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.

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