Home prices in Anaheim run 86% above the national median: $780,000 versus $420,000. Relative to the $75,000 median household income here, the price-to-income ratio comes out to 10.4x.
Factor in $481/month for property tax in Anaheim, based on the area's 0.74% effective rate applied to the median home price. That's $5,772 annually.
Between the $4,830/month mortgage payment and California's state income tax, your real housing cost calculation needs your after-tax number, not your gross salary.
Beyond housing, Anaheim's cost of living index sits at 155 (national average = 100), running above the national baseline for groceries, transportation, and everyday services.
Anaheim's median home price runs 13% lower than nearby Los Angeles: $895,000 there versus $780,000 here.