Renting in Spaulding: a two-bedroom costs about $1,250
Spaulding is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Only 1 sale in September 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
Housing in Spaulding, in brief
About half of Spaulding’s homes are second homes
63% of Spaulding’s homes are seasonal or vacation homes, empty for much of the year. Year-round rentals are scarce: there are 20 renter households. Property taxes ↓
Prices have lagged California
There’s no Zillow index for Spaulding, so the page uses the federal house price index for the ZIP code around it, which follows repeat sales of the same homes. It rose 22% over five years, against 40% across California. Price trend ↓
Written from the data on this page. Incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey, which has wide margins in a place this size.
Why Spaulding isn’t graded
The grade needs at least two of four Census figures: home value, rent, property tax and the share of households paying 30% or more for housing. Here only the tax bill is left.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,250
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Lassen County, CA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Spaulding and its neighbors
One source per column.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spaulding | – | — | — | — | $1,250 |
“—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents). “—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Spaulding
How much is rent in Spaulding?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,250 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in.
Why doesn’t Spaulding have a cost of living grade?
Spaulding is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Neighbors talk housing
What Spaulding buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, September 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.