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These days, finding an affordable place to live in the San Marcos area can be challenging. Home prices in San Marcos are now at a median cost of $865,419, higher than the California average of $812,006.
The average cost of rent is $2,500/mo in San Marcos, primarily driven by the current value of real estate in the San Marcos area. In San Marcos, 34.93% of households rent, and 27.08% of homeowners own their homes outright.
Housing affordability isn’t just about home prices, though. The average household income in San Marcos is $10,621 per month. Households that rent pay about 23.53% of their income on rent here. San Marcos’s most expensive areas are in the southern regions, while the cheapest areas are in the western parts of the city.
Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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