Chico vs Yuba City
Chico, CA compared with Yuba City, CA · 44 miles apart
Chico has 105,081 residents to Yuba City’s 69,485. Chico comes out ahead on average commute, bachelor's degree +, unemployment. Yuba City does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Chico, CA | Yuba City, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 105,081 | 69,485 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,041 | 4,193 |
| Median household income | $66,977 | $75,477 |
| Median home value | $468,100 | $434,600 |
| Median rent | $1,488 | $1,454 |
| Homeownership | 43.4% | 57.3% |
| Average commute | 17.8 min | 26.9 min |
| Median age | 31.1 | 36 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 42.2% | 20.4% |
| Poverty rate | 22.7% | 14.3% |
| Unemployment | 6.8% | 7% |
| Price to income | 7× | 5.8× |
| Clear days a year | 111 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 109 | — |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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