Living in Loma Rica, CA
Loma Rica is a small town of 2,343 people in Yuba County, California. It's about 18 miles from Yuba City, CA and 52 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $495k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,343people
$495kTypical home
$1,724/moRent
97° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
289Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,343
- Part of a metro area
- About 127 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 18 mi to Yuba City, CA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $495k (≈$3,122/mo)
- Median rent $1,724/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (188 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (489 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (789 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 17% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to SMF airport
- 44 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 509 ft
- 82 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of California districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yuba County: R+26 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk