Cost of living in Yreka, California
Simple answer
Typical rent is $987 a month.
Yreka is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $43,982 a year.
- People
- 7,820
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $987
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $43,982
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $263,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,254
- Siskiyou County, CA
Yreka, California has about 7,820 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $263,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Siskiyou County is $1,254 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Yreka. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
California's prices sit at 110.7 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
California taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Yreka's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical California home paid 33.61¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Yreka's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in California averaged $4.53 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 982 places we list in California with a rent figure, 937 have higher typical rent than Yreka.
Nearby places
- Montague
Typical rent $833
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Typical rent $788
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Typical rent $1,406
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Typical rent $1,387
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Typical rent $1,579
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Typical rent $1,093
- Phoenix
Typical rent $1,225
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in California
Bigger places in California
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.