California · Census place 70280
Saratoga city, CA
Quick answer
Saratoga city has 30,335 residents, ranking #269 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $241,348, the median home is worth $2,000,001 and median gross rent runs $3,501 a month.
- Population
- 30,335Saratoga city residents
- Median household income
- $241,348Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $2,000,001Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $3,501Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 51.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Saratoga city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Saratoga city median would spend about 17.4% 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 8.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.7% of residents and 86.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Los Altos city 30,736
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- Atascadero city 29,735
- San Lorenzo CDP 29,453
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