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How Brentwood's prices compare to the US city average across major spending categories.
How far does your salary go in Brentwood?
Your $100,000 in Brentwood has the same purchasing power as $79,789 in the average US city. You'd need $20,211 more here to maintain that standard of living.
Demographics and workforce data from the US Census ACS 5-Year.
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Wondering whether you should move to Brentwood? It depends on what you're optimizing for, but the city has real arguments in its favor: a high-income city, even by us standards and crime statistics come out reassuring, plus 2 more things worth knowing. The data behind each is below.
Median household income in Brentwood is $111,572 — well above the US median of roughly $75k. It's a city where high-paying industries (tech, finance, professional services) cluster, and the income distribution tilts noticeably upward relative to most of the country.
Brentwood reports roughly -16 crime incidents per 100,000 residents, well under the US average of about 3,500 per 100k. As always, citywide numbers paper over real differences between neighborhoods — but the broader trend here is on the calmer end of the US distribution.
Brentwood earns a Walk Score of 64/100 — above the US median, with denser neighborhoods scoring higher than the citywide aggregate suggests. A car is still useful for longer trips, but everyday life works on foot for a lot of residents.
Brentwood's air quality index averages about 33 — comfortably in the EPA's "good" range. No daily ritual of checking the AQI before going for a run, no smoky-day plans, no surprise asthma flare-ups for the kids. The kind of background condition you notice mostly by its absence.
Reasons are pulled from Brentwood's actual data — Census ACS, BLS, BEA, NOAA, EPA AQS, FBI, and Walk Score. We don't list positives that aren't supported by the numbers, which is why different cities show different sections.
Brentwood gets a handful of meaningful snow days each year. Winters average about 30°F — cold enough for several inches at a time, warm enough for everything to melt between storms.
Cold but workable. Winter in Brentwood averages about 30°F — colder than the national norm, mild compared to the upper Midwest. A solid coat handles most days; the genuine cold snaps are short.
Hot, but not desert-hot. Summer in Brentwood runs about 83°F on average, with afternoons in the 90s and humidity that varies by region. AC is standard rather than optional.
Brentwood falls in roughly USDA Zone 8. The zone classification is based on average annual minimum temperatures, so it's the right lookup for whether perennials and trees will overwinter here. Note that this is approximate from our winter-temperature data — check the USDA map for the exact zone before betting an expensive plant on it.
Brentwood sits at about 95 feet (29 m) above sea level — low-lying, but with enough cushion that day-to-day life isn't affected by ocean levels.
Hurricane season covers June through November, with peak activity in late summer and early fall. For Brentwood, the practical advice is: have a few days of water and supplies on hand from August onward, know your evacuation route, and don't wait for the news to tell you a storm is "probably nothing" — track the cone yourself.
By the numbers, yes. Brentwood reports roughly -16 crime incidents per 100,000 residents — well under the US average of about 3,500 per 100k. The big caveat applies as always: every city has neighborhoods that look nothing like the citywide average. But the citywide average here is genuinely good.
Yes, noticeably. Brentwood's cost-of-living index runs 125, about 25% above the US baseline. Housing usually accounts for most of the markup; groceries and services run higher too but with less drama.
Somewhat. Brentwood earns a Walk Score of 64/100 — many daily errands are doable on foot, especially in the denser neighborhoods, but a car still helps for longer trips.
Roughly $87,731 a year would match the lifestyle of someone earning $70,000 in an average US city. That's a starting point, not a target — negotiate higher when you can. Median rent in Brentwood runs about $1,660/mo — keeping housing under 30% of gross income points to a similar floor on what you'd want to earn.