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Chico vs Yuba City

$285/mo more in Yuba City

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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ChicoYuba CityAbout 35 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Yuba City leaves you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 238 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $1,943/mo in Yuba City. $1,658/mo in Chico. +$3,420 a year.

Chico

$1,658

left each month

Yuba City

$1,943

+$285 vs Chico

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Yuba City wins 3 of 4Chico 1 · ties 0
$4,998Take-home · Yuba City$5,345
$1,174Rent · Yuba City$1,165
$2,166Other bills · Chico$2,237
$1,658Left over · Yuba City$1,943

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In 2022-2023, 285 households moved Chico → Yuba City (avg AGI $47,877). 407 went the other way. The whole move →

+$285 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicoYuba City
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Chico, CA and Yuba City, CA
Per monthChicoYuba CityDifference
Gross pay$6,500$7,068+$568
Income and payroll tax$1,502$1,723+$221
Take-home pay$4,998$5,345+$347
Rent$1,174$1,165−$9
Getting around$596$666+$70
Groceries$433$433$0
Healthcare$487$487$0
Utilities$271$271$0
Everything else$379$379$0
Left over$1,658$1,943+$285

Salary to match Chico

$79,000

Gross pay in Yuba City that leaves the same amount as $78,000 in Chico.

Tax difference

−$633

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.1% in Chico, 24.4% in Yuba City.

More about Yuba City

Chico, CA in full

State income tax topping out at 12.3%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,398 and 233 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.

Yuba City, CA in full

State income tax topping out at 12.3%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,387 and 238 sunny days; commutes average 29 minutes.

The other way

Start in Yuba City.

Yuba City → Chico →

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Yuba City than Chico?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Yuba City leaves about $285 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,174 in Chico and $1,165 in Yuba City.

Does Yuba City have state income tax?

Yuba City is in California, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Chico to Yuba City?

The paycheck is taxed in California. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Chico and Yuba City changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.