Yuba County, CA real estate

What the numbers say

Yuba County, CA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Yuba County listed for $449,975, down 5.3% from a year earlier. That is 38% below the California median of $725,000.

Homes spent a median of 68 days on the market, slower than 65 days a year ago. That makes Yuba County the #33 fastest-selling of 42 California counties we track.

Homeowners in Yuba County pay a median of $3,071 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $412,300, an effective rate of about 0.74%. The California average is 0.70%, which makes Yuba County the #44 lowest-tax of 58 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,311 a month, and $1,261 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 29 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $450,000 home here comes to about $2,920 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $125,000 a year (the median household here earns $76,373).