US Metro Real Estate Intelligence
Rankings/Yuba City, CA

Yuba City, CA

NeutralTier 1CBSA 49700Compare
Risk Rank: #175 of 274Month: 2026-06Score change (12m): +5
46score
Composite risk percentile vs 274 metros (higher = higher risk)

Executive Summary

Yuba City's housing market shows average risk, ranking 175th of 274 metros. The market recently entered Expansion. Current conditions are balanced with stable liquidity. Broad-based growth with healthy fundamentals.

Yuba City experienced a market correction from late 2025 through late 2025. The market has since normalized and entered Expansion.

Inventory is roughly flat (+0% YoY) with homes selling at a normal pace — a balanced market.

Rent growth is roughly keeping pace with price appreciation, suggesting valuations are not stretched.

Cycle Phase

RecoveryExpansionHypersupplyRecession
2 months in current phase·from Expansion

Normal growth conditions with balanced fundamentals

20192020202120222023202420252026

Key Dynamics

Risk is primarily driven by permit growth and permits per capita, while price momentum provides the most support.

Top Drivers

Permit Growthp70
YoY permit change
Permits per Capitap58
Permits per 1,000 residents
Affordabilityp46
Mortgage payment / income

Market Signals

Inventory is roughly flat (+0% YoY) with homes selling at a normal pace — a balanced market.

Liquidity

Stable
Active Listings YoY
+0.2%p49
Days on Market YoY
+6.0%p60
Months in status2
Data through Jun 2026

Valuation

Balanced
Rent vs. Price Growth
+2.3%p88
Months in status2
Data through Jun 2026Rent growth vs price growth (rent support). Note: Affordability and Valuation measure different structural dimensions and can diverge.
Factor Details
Lower riskHigher risk
Low RiskBelow AvgNeutralElevatedHigh Risk
Price MomentumLow Risk
+0.5%p20

12-month HPI change — higher = overheating

Permit GrowthElevated
+12.8%p70

YoY permit change — higher = supply pressure

Permits per CapitaNeutral
4.77p58

Permits per 1,000 residents — higher = overbuilding risk

AffordabilityNeutral
0.28p46

Mortgage payment / income — higher = more burdened

EmploymentNeutral
+0.6%p43

12-month employment change (risk inverted)

MigrationBelow Avg
+$32Kp38

Net AGI migration (risk inverted)

National Context

Credit Conditions

Credit Regime

Stable

Normal expansion. Credit is available, transactions are healthy — no constraints on current growth momentum.

Bank Lending Standards
N/ANormal
Rate Change (YoY)
-5 bpsNormal
Mortgage Risk Premium
+194 bpsElevated
Stable for 10 quartersData through 2026-Q3

Supply Pipeline

Supply Regime

Accumulating

Supply pipeline is building up while credit remains available. New units are accumulating in the system — watch for delivery pressure in coming quarters.

Pipeline Ratio
0.90Elevated
Completion-Permit Divergence
-3.1 ppNormal
Accumulating for 5 quartersData through 2026-Q2
Local Signals

Employment Concentration

Employment

Concentrated
Largest SectorGovernment 36.8%
QCEW 2024 annual averages
Internal Structure

County-level structural analysis.

County-level structural analysis is not available for this metro due to fewer than 3 qualifying counties.

Score History
MonthScore
2026-0539
2025-1235
2025-1045
2025-0940
2025-0745
2025-0641
2025-0440
2025-0342
2025-0141
2024-1044
2024-0846
2024-0744
2024-0544
2024-0444
2024-0351
2024-0150
2023-1053
2023-0951
2023-0751
2023-0455
2023-0355
2023-0255
2022-1259
2022-1161
2022-1054
2022-0847
2022-0751
2022-0651
2022-0455
2022-0159
2021-1257
2021-1158
2021-0962
2021-0865
2021-0668
2021-0368
2021-0168
2020-1265
2020-1065
2020-0958
2020-0756
2020-0458
2020-0255
2019-1157
2019-1057
2019-0858
2019-0654
2019-0456
2019-0355
2019-0158
Data Vintages
Price (HPI)2026-Q1
Permits2026-06
Income2024
Employment2026-06
Migration2023