Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

Downtown Yuba City

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Move Score57

Yuba City, CA

$1,926after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Yuba City.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Yuba City are close to the US rate in this release, 6.1 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

57

Each row is 0–100. The Move Score is their weighted average, rounded, and it stops at 99. Rent is only in Housing. Jobs is off when the paycheck is the same in every city. Schools is off when there are no kids.

The 6 rows that are on. Their weighted average is 56.8, and that is the score, rounded, up to 99. Rows that are off stay out. The percent on each row is its weight. Tap a row to see what it measures. How the score is weighted

Example household

Example: $83,730, same pay in every city · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom

Salary, before tax

$83,730 in every city.

Pay between cities
Job
Adults
Kids
Housing
Bedrooms · 1 bedroom

These figures are projections built from available public data. Conditions change, and the numbers may not reflect current prices, taxes, or immigration rules. Check official sources before you make decisions.

After tax and rent

$1,926

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,651
Rent$1,165
Other bills$2,236
Left$1,926

Stats

Rent
$1,387
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,327
Per month
Tax
24%
Of pay
Prices
8% above
US, besides rent

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$1,926 / mo

Money left after tax and rent, by state.Yuba City
LowerHigher
Yuba City · this breakdown

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,651
  • Rent$1,165
  • Other$2,236
  • Left$1,926

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (CA)
−$3,814
Take-home pay
$63,920
Effective tax rate
23.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,165
Groceries
$433
Getting around
$666
Healthcare
$487
Utilities and internet
$271
Everything else
$379
Total spending
$3,401

After tax and rent

$1,926 left/mo

County by county

2 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Yuba City, CA
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Sutter CountyCA99k54%$1,364$1,219$399,400$75,45027 min
Yuba CountyCA83k46%$1,209$1,127$380,000$73,31331 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $3,771 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,165.

Work from home
7.7% of workers
ACS 2023 5-year
Home internet
66.4% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is from ACS 2023 5-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

Best cities for remote workersMoving from California

The place

29 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
29 minutes each way
Size
182k people
Buying instead
Median home $390,800. About $2,740/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
California income tax tops out at 12.30%. Sales tax 8.8%, property tax 0.77%.

Schools

Students
39,874
Pupils per teacher
21
Districts
28
  1. Yuba City Unified11,401 students
  2. Marysville Joint Unified10,446 students
  3. Feather River Charter District2,731 students
  4. South Sutter Charter District2,653 students
  5. Live Oak Unified2,070 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Yuba City calculated?

Yuba City is in California, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent and bills.

What does rent cost in Yuba City?

About $1,165 for a one-bedroom and $1,387 for a two-bedroom in Yuba City, CA. Yuba City averages 238 sunny days, a July high of 94°F, and a 29-minute commute.

How do I compare Yuba City with another city?

Put Yuba City next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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