Metro FMR · CBSA 49700 · HUD FY2026

Yuba City, CA MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Yuba City, CA MSA metro area - 33% above the US average.

$1,272
1-bedroom FMR
$1,550
2-bedroom FMR
+6.3%
YoY change
+33%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Yuba City, CA MSA area rents at $1,550 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 32% above the US average, higher than 72% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#108
priciest of 387 US metros (2BR)
+32%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$62,000
income to afford it (30% rule)
+6.3%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Yuba City: #108 priciest nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $74,762, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 20.4% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Yuba City in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 180,806 residents, this is a smaller-metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the middle half of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$1,166/mo

18.7% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,272/mo

20.4% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,550/mo

24.9% of median income

3 Bedroom

$2,156/mo

34.6% of median income

4 Bedroom

$2,600/mo

41.7% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·49700

Yuba City: $1,272/mo 1BR · #108 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 49700

  • CBSA 49700
  • 1BR-FMR $1,272
  • 2BR-FMR $1,550
  • RANK-MID #108
  • YOY-SURGE +6.3%
  • VSUS-HIGH +33%
  • IN-ST-LOW #8 CA
  • INC-MID 20%
  • POP-MID 181K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Bakersfield-Delano
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,145–$1,399
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Bakersfield-Delano ($132 1BR gap)

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Where Yuba City sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,550 Top 28% higher than 72% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Below this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). This entry sits in this band. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 49700

Counties inside Yuba City

Across 2 HUD counties in CBSA 49700, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,550–$1,550, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Sutter County 2BR $1,550 · 99K Yuba County 2BR $1,550 · 82K

Yuba City studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #108 nationally

1BR $1,272 (+33% vs US, +6.3% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 49700.

Studio
$1,166
US avg $893
↓2.4% YoY +31% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,272
US avg $959
↑6.3% YoY +33% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,550
US avg $1,175
↑1.8% YoY +32% vs US
3 Bedroom
$2,156
US avg $1,525
↑1.1% YoY +41% vs US
4 Bedroom
$2,600
US avg $1,756
↑1.7% YoY +48% vs US

How Yuba City compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other CA metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Yuba City highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Yuba City: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Yuba City with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside CA (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside CA

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Walla Walla
WA · 2 BR $1,550/mo
Coeur d'Alene
ID · 2 BR $1,547/mo
Carson City
NV · 2 BR $1,546/mo
Salem
OR · 2 BR $1,560/mo

Burden % · outside CA

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Lafayette-West Lafayette
IN · 24.9% of income · 2 BR $1,242/mo
Victoria
TX · 24.9% of income · 2 BR $1,442/mo
Boulder
CO · 24.8% of income · 2 BR $2,124/mo
Albany
GA · 25% of income · 2 BR $1,129/mo

Yuba City: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Yuba City, CA MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Yuba City, CA MSA is $1,272 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,550 and a studio is $1,166.
How does Yuba City, CA MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Yuba City, CA MSA metro area is 33% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,272 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Yuba City rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,550 ranks #108 most expensive among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Yuba City metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 49700, but 2 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,550–$1,550 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

Compare Yuba City vs Bakersfield-Delano →

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $1,272/mo · 1BR CA

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