Quality of Life
Housing Costs
Starter Mid Level Executive
$125,000 $226,000 $265,000
1 or 2 BR; 1000+ sf; 20+ yrs old 3 or 4 BR; 1200+ sf; 10+ yrs old 4+ BR; 2000+ sf; 5+ yrs old
Source: Realtor.com (www.realtor.com), Yuba City Real Estate (www.yubacityrealestate.com) and local realtors (Dec 2015)
Median Value Owner-Occupied Homes
Yuba City State of California U.S.
$219,489 $422,746 $197,227
Source: Neilsen/Claritas 2015 data (Dec 2015)

 
Rental Costs
Single-Family Homes Apartments / Townhomes
$1,100 to $1,619 (3-bedroom)
$1,386 to $1,695 (4-bedroom) 		$550 to $665 (1 bedroom)
$625 to $935 (2-bedroom)
Source: Realtor.com (www.realtor.com); Move.com (www.move.com) (Dec 2015)

 
Cost of Living
Location Cost of Living Index1
United States 100
Phoenix, AZ 99
Portland, OR 125
Yuba City, CA 110
Sacramento, CA 112
Reno, NV 102
San Diego, CA 164
Los Angeles, CA 164
San Jose, CA 197
Source: Sperling's BestPlaces, 2015 data, (www.bestplaces.net); (1) The total of all cost of living categories is weighted as follows: 30% housing, 15% groceries, 10% transportation, 6% utilities, 7% health care, and 32% miscellaneous (clothing, services, entertainment); state and local taxes are not included. (Dec 2015)

 
K-12 Education
Elementary / Middle Schools Enrollment Average
Class Size 		API Score1
Andros Karperos (K-8) 1,361 22 826
April Lane Elementary (K-5) 591 22 832
Barry Elementary (K-8) 562 20 855
Bridge Street Elementary (K-5) 505 19 684
Butte Vista Elementary (K-8) 973 22 891
Central Gaither Elementary (K-8) 181 16 800
Franklin Elementary (K-8) 481 25 874
Gray Avenue Middle (6-8) 685 19 775
King Avenue Elementary (K-5) 370 22 742
Lincoln Elementary (K-5) 565 23 882
Lincrest Elementary (K-5) 732 24 857
Park Avenue Elementary (K-5) 595 21 759
Riverbend Elementary (K-8) 1,219 23 835
Sutter County Special Education (K-12) 309 9 556
Tierra Buena Elementary (K-8) 769 21 843
Twin Rivers Charter School (K-8) 406 16 893
Yuba City Charter School (K-6) 67 21 600
Yuba City Unified Alternative (K-6) 2 19 688
Junior / High Schools Enrollment and
Graduation Rate2 		Average
Class Size 		API Score1
Albert Powell Continuation (9-12) 234 (85.7) 16 574
Feather River Academy (7-12) 111 (82.2%) 13 554
River Valley High (9-11) 1,742 (95.8%) 20 774
Sutter County Opportunity (7-12) n/a n/a n/a
Yuba City Charter High (7-12) 106 (79.0%) 21 n/a
Yuba City High (9-12) 1,709 (93.3%) 21 776
Yuba City Unified Alternative (8-12) 94 (70.7%) 19 688
Private Schools Enrollment Average
Class Size 		API Score1
Adventist Christian School (K-8) 24 9
Basics & Beyond (PK-K) 25 12
Faith Christian Schools(K-12) 277 13
First Baptist Academy (K-12) 24 4
Grace Christian Academy (PK-8) 20 5
St. Isidore Catholic (PK-8) 169 13
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; California Department of Education, Data Quest for Test Scores, 2014-15 data;
(Dec 2015); (1) Specific test reference: Academic Progress Index (API) scores - Each school is assigned an API Growth target by the state, determined by calculating 5% of the difference between the Base API and 800, or a minimum of 5 point growth. Schools with APIs at or above 800 must maintain a minimum API of 800.

 
Healthcare Facilities
Name # Beds Services / Specialties / Other information
Sutter North Medical Group
969 Plumas St Ste 205
(530) 749-3500 		n/a
  • Aviation Medicine
  • FAA Physicals
  • Cardiology, Cardiovascular Lab and Pediatric Procedures
  • Home Health and Rehabilitation Programs
  • Orthopedics, Obstetrics, Pediatrics
  • Physical Therapy, Surgeries, Urgent Care
Sutter Surgical Hospital North Valley
969 Plumas St Ste 205
(530) 749-5700 		14
  • Facility under construction
  • Anticipated opening 1st quarter 2009
  • 46,000 square feet
  • Elective surgeries requiring one or more nights stay
  • Dermatology, Orthopedics, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Podiatry, Urology, General Surgery, Gynecology, Ear, Nose, Throat
Fremont-Rideout Medical Center
Freemont-Rideout Health Group
989 Plumas Street
(530) 751-4000 		132
  • Occupational Health Program
  • Pediatric Department and a Family Birth Center
  • ICU and Neonatal ICU
  • Certified Nurse-Midwives
Rideout Memorial Hospital
Freemont-Rideout Health Group
Marysville (2 miles)
(530) 749-4300 		113
  • 24-hour Emergency Services
  • 18,000 square foot Cancer Center
    Affiliated with UC Davis Health Center; telemedicine capabilities
  • Public Resource Library
  • Heart Center, cardio thoracic surgeon and 7 cardiologists
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation out-patient program
Source: Sutter Medical Center (www.suttermedicalcenter.org), Fremont-Rideout Hospitals (www.frhg.org), and primary research
(Dec 2015)

 
Climate
January
Low / High1 		July
Low / High1 		Prevailing
Wind Speed
and Direction1 		Annual
Precipitation1 		Elevation2 Comfort Index2
48° / 72° F 81° / 111° F 6 mph / E 21 inches 59 feet 47
Source: (1) Weather Undergroud.com (www.wunderground.com); (2) Sperling's Best Places (www.bestplaces.net), Note: Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn’t the problem. It’s in the summertime that humidity is most noticed, when it is hot & muggy. The Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that humidity will have on people, higher is better. (Dec 2015)