Living here
Cost of living in Manhattan Beach
Housing is much more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$3,492/mo
159% above US
Median home value
$2,000,001
559% above US
Median household income
$193,904
147% above US
Rent as share of income
22%
US 21%
Home price to income
10.3×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
10.75%
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 Manhattan Beach compares
- Manhattan Beach$3,492
- California$1,956
- United States$1,348
- Torrance$2,214
- Carson$1,914
- Beverly Hills$2,805
- South Gate$1,471
- West Hollywood$2,103
- Downey$1,892
- Norwalk$2,014
- Manhattan Beach$2,000,001
- California$695,400
- United States$303,400
- Torrance$1,036,600
- Carson$645,600
- Beverly Hills$2,000,001
- South Gate$608,500
- West Hollywood$969,900
- Downey$728,500
- Norwalk$616,600
Taxes
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Life in Manhattan Beach
Questions
Is Manhattan Beach expensive to live in?
Housing in Manhattan Beach is much more expensive than the national average: median rent is $3,492 (159% above US) and the median home value is $2,000,001 (559% above US).
How much is rent in Manhattan Beach?
The median gross rent is $3,492 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 Manhattan Beach?
At the median, a year’s rent ($41,904) equals about 22% of the median household income ($193,904); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Manhattan Beach?
Sales tax is 10.75% 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.