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Linda.
Linda is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, CA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Linda
Linda is an unincorporated community in California with rent below the national average and a population that has grown fast since 2020. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Linda deals with county unemployment above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, college degree attainment below the national average, and larger class sizes than the national average.
The good
- Rent below the national average
- Fast-growing population
The not so good
- Above-average unemployment in the county
- Above-average commute times
- Low college degree attainment
- High student-teacher ratio
- Hot summers
- Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
How Linda compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Linda
Based on Linda's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,422
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $48,440 a year
- 48% of Linda renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$74,340
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $37,170
- Homes cost 5.1× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▼ 14% below US
$1,211/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,211 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices run above average, with a median around $371,700. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.
Median home value $371,700 · 48% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
7.1% county unemployment
Unemployment in Yuba County is 7.1%, well above the national average of 4.3%. Moving with a job already lined up matters more here. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Yuba County (county-wide)
Safety
448 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Linda doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Yuba County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 668/100k · Policed by Yuba County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting around▲ 16% above US
30 min average commute
Traffic is a real factor here. The 30.1 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 7% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 94°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 39°F.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 56% below US
16% bachelor's degree or higher
This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.
Schools
4 public schools inside the boundary
There are 4 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 22:1, above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial (78 miles away). There are 5 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Linda's strongest points are rent below the national average and a population that has grown fast since 2020; the main tradeoffs are county unemployment above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,211/mo) equals 20% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget. It may be a harder fit for anyone moving without a job lined up and anyone who doesn't drive.
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