Living in Yuba City, CA
Small city in California
Yuba City is a small city in California, home to about 70,000 people, with 519,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Yuba City a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Low natural disaster risk: 5 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
- Safe: violent crime is 0.9× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Easy flying: SMF is 30 mi away
👎 Cons
- Fewer graduates: 20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- No dog parks within 9 mi
- Hot summers: highs around 96°F
- Higher taxes: about $3,279 state income tax per resident, 0.83% property tax
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Key facts
Living in Yuba City: common questions
What is the cost of living in Yuba City?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $412k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,160 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 104, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Yuba City?
California collects about $3,279 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.83% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Yuba City safe?
Violent crime is close to the national rate (0.9× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Yuba City?
Yuba City has mild winters: winter days average around 59°F and summer days around 96°F.
Does Yuba City get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and earthquakes: 5 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.26 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Yuba City?
The nearest major airport is SMF, about 30 mi away.
How Yuba City scores
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