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18,444people live here $83,214median household incomeNear US average $1,326median rent per monthNear US average $384,500median home value▲ 16% above US

Olivehurst 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 Olivehurst

Olivehurst is an unincorporated community in California. The numbers below lay out what daily life there actually looks like.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Olivehurst 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 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 Olivehurst compares

Median household income

Olivehurst$83,214

California avg$99,122

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Olivehurst$1,326

California avg$2,036

US$1,413

Median home value

Olivehurst$384,500

California avg$734,700

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Olivehurst

Based on Olivehurst's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,652

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $53,040 a year
44% of Olivehurst renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$76,900

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $38,450
Homes cost 4.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,326/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,326 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices run above average, with a median around $384,500. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $384,500 · 44% 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

Olivehurst 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▲ 33% above US

35 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 34.6 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; 8% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

79%

Carpool

11%

Work from home

7.6%

Other

1.5%

Walk

1.0%

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

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 64% below US

13% 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

6 public schools inside the boundary

There are 6 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 23:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial (76 miles away). There are 7 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Nothing in Olivehurst's numbers stands out as a clear strength, and the main tradeoffs are county unemployment above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,326/mo) equals 19% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone moving without a job lined up and people who dread long commutes.

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