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California · Census place 59587

Rancho Santa Margarita city, CA

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Rancho Santa Margarita city has 47,257 residents, ranking #199 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $146,827, the median home is worth $907,900 and median gross rent runs $2,481 a month.

Population
47,257Rancho Santa Margarita city residents
Median household income
$146,827Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$907,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,481Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
73.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Rancho Santa Margarita city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Rancho Santa Margarita city median would spend about 20.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.1% of residents and 73.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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