California · County property tax · ACS 2024
Yuba County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Yuba County pays $3,071 a year, an effective rate of 0.74%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,071
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.74%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +54%
- vs U.S. average
- #17 of 58
- rank in CA
The verdict
Homeowners in Yuba County pay a median $3,071 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.74%, more affordable than 56% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,071
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.74%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1390 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +54%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($412,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Yuba County, CA
25/100
5 ACS dimensions · release 2024
Comparative score against U.S. county percentiles on Census ACS medians (effective rate, bill, income share, mortgage gap, home-value/income). Higher means more affordable on those published medians, not a recommendation to buy, sell, appeal, or move, and not your personal tax bill. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Yuba County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Yuba County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Median tax as a share of Yuba County's median household income
Median home value relative to Yuba County's median income
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Yuba County
Read the chart values
- Rate relief: 57/100 (C) · 0.74%
- Bill size: 17/100 (F) · $3,071/yr
- Income room: 16/100 (F) · 4.0%
- Housing pressure: 4/100 (F) · 5.40×
- Mortgage premium: 0/100 (F) · +$1,427
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for California. Population: 84,507. Owner-occupied homes: 18,182.
The median annual property tax in Yuba County is $3,071, which is 40% lower than the California state average and 54% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.74% on a median home value of $412,300. Property taxes represent 4.0% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Yuba County
Primary signal
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Yuba County pay a median annual property tax of $3,071, far above the national median and well below the California state median. On a $412,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.74% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Near the middle of California counties by effective rate
Yuba County ranks #17 of 58 counties in California by effective rate (71% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Yuba County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.0% of the $76,373 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Yuba County's 0.74% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 56%).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Yuba County as reported to the Census Bureau, your own bill can differ based on your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, special districts, and municipal overlays. Always consult your county assessor, tax collector, or a qualified professional before making decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Yuba County's effective rate fell 12.7% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 50.7%, leaving the median bill 31.6% higher at $3,071. That rate move is larger than the one in 52% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 32% from $2,334 to $3,071. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 8,894 of 18,182 owner-occupied homes (48.9%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 4.0% of median household income. Counties in this position span a wide range on the ratio above, because the dollar bill tracks home values rather than the rate.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Yuba County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Yuba County homeowners, 8,894 of 18,182 owner-occupied homes (48.9%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 9.0% (1,635)
- $800 to $1,499 15.0% (2,719)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.1% (1,473)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.0% (2,729)
- $3,000 or more 48.9% (8,894)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
732 homes here (4.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how California handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Yuba County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+68%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
How Yuba County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Yuba County's effective rate is higher than 71% of the 58 counties in California - ranking #17 of 58 for property tax burden.
Where Yuba County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.74% more affordable than 56% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Yuba County moved from $2,334 in the 2020 release to $3,071 in 2024, a change of about 32%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Yuba County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Yuba County | California Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 4.0% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Yuba County stamps UNDER · HEAVY - still check the parcel card
On Yuba County's published figures (UNDER · HEAVY), a $412,300 median home carries a $3,071 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $307 a year at the same rate. Whether an appeal is worth filing depends on your own parcel. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to run your own numbers, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the procedure in California.
Property Tax History · UNDER · HEAVY
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,071 +7.2% | 0.74% |
| 2023 | $2,865 +4.9% | 0.75% |
| 2022 | $2,731 +14.1% | 0.78% |
| 2021 | $2,393 +2.5% | 0.84% |
| 2020 | $2,334 | 0.85% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate notably lower than the national average of 0.92% puts Yuba County in the "Very Affordable" band for property tax burden.
How this score is calculated: a 1-10 scale derived mechanically from the ratio of this county's effective rate to the national average effective rate (0.92%) - a ratio at or below 0.5× scores 10, a ratio at or above 2.0× scores 1, with a linear scale between. It is a factual comparison of Census figures only, not a recommendation, quality rating, or endorsement of Yuba County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Yuba County sits nearest Columbia County (FL), Marion County (FL), Okeechobee County (FL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Barnwell County (SC), Madison County (MS), Grayson County (KY).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
What tax filers report in Yuba County
Of the 34,470 federal returns filed from Yuba County in 2022, 2,850 (8.3% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $4,709 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 39% of the county's reporting returns.
Two things this does not say. The amount is what filers reported, recorded before the $10,000 cap on combined state and local tax deductions applies, so it is not the amount deducted. And the share is of everyone who files a return, not of homeowners: most filers now take the standard deduction, so a minority itemise at all. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data, tax year 2022.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do with Yuba County's numbers
- Yuba County's $3,071 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
- Yuba County ranks #17 of 58 California counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. California overview →
- If Yuba County's assessment looks high versus the $412,300 typical home, check California's filing window and evidence rules before the notice deadline passes. How to appeal →
Effective-rate definition
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($412,300); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
Nationwide peers by effective rate & median bill
Two PlainPropertyTax-derived comparison paths for Yuba County, both outside California so the link neighborhoods are not the same-state geography lattice. Axes stay disjoint: median-bill peers exclude the effective-rate peer set.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.74%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,071/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Yuba County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Yuba County (UNDER · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER HEAVY
Gray County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Yuba County at $3,071/yr; rate 1.49% vs Yuba County 0.74%.
Cecil County, MD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,068/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.89% vs Yuba County 0.74%.
Eaton County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,067/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.41% vs Yuba County 0.74%.
Polk County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,075/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.13% vs Yuba County 0.74%.
California county set
State ACS overview for every published California county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Yuba County stamps UNDER · HEAVY - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
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Editorial standards and provenance
PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the Census ACS county-level record for Yuba County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.