Living here
Cost of living in Corona
Housing is much more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$2,136/mo
58% above US
Median home value
$656,500
116% above US
Median household income
$106,438
36% above US
Rent as share of income
24%
US 21%
Home price to income
6.2×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
8.75%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Corona compares
- Corona$2,136
- California$1,956
- United States$1,348
- Jurupa Valley$1,690
- Rancho Cucamonga$2,286
- Fontana$1,733
- Santa Ana$1,975
- Mission Viejo$2,713
- Moreno Valley$2,036
- Perris$1,791
- Corona$656,500
- California$695,400
- United States$303,400
- Jurupa Valley$538,700
- Rancho Cucamonga$694,400
- Fontana$558,500
- Santa Ana$657,800
- Mission Viejo$946,300
- Moreno Valley$461,400
- Perris$431,900
Taxes
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Life in Corona
Questions
Is Corona expensive to live in?
Housing in Corona is much more expensive than the national average: median rent is $2,136 (58% above US) and the median home value is $656,500 (116% above US).
How much is rent in Corona?
The median gross rent is $2,136 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $1,605, 1 bedroom $1,705, 2 bedrooms $2,103, 3 bedrooms $2,771, 4 bedrooms $3,336.
How much of their income do renters spend in Corona?
At the median, a year’s rent ($25,632) equals about 24% of the median household income ($106,438); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Corona?
Sales tax is 8.75% and property taxes run about 0.74% 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.