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Housing in Nevada County

The inside story on rent prices
Source: US Census Bureau - ACS 5 Yr 2023

Almost half of renters in the United States pay 1/3 or more of their monthly income for rent (third column above). Compare that with rent in Nevada County and California in the first two columns. The optimal rent to household income ratio is 25% to 28% or less. When you pay more than 30% of your income towards rent, your ability to pay for food, transportation, health care, education, and savings becomes increasingly difficult.
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Towns near Nevada City

City
County
State
Miles
Placer
CA
0.0 mi.
Placer
CA
2.5 mi.
Placer
CA
3.7 mi.
Placer
CA
6.1 mi.
Placer
CA
8.9 mi.
Placer
CA
10.9 mi.
Placer
CA
11.4 mi.
Placer
CA
14.8 mi.
Placer
CA
19.4 mi.
Placer
CA
21.6 mi.
Placer
CA
22.3 mi.
Placer
CA
25.3 mi.
Nevada
CA
27.6 mi.
Placer
CA
28.1 mi.
Nevada
CA
31.7 mi.
Nevada
CA
32.3 mi.
Nevada
CA
34.1 mi.
Nevada
CA
34.4 mi.
Placer
CA
35.9 mi.
Placer
CA
36.2 mi.
Placer
CA
38.8 mi.
Nevada
CA
41.6 mi.
Placer
CA
43.7 mi.
Nevada
CA
45.0 mi.
Nevada
CA
48.6 mi.
Nevada
CA
48.9 mi.
Placer
CA
50.1 mi.
Sierra
CA
55.7 mi.
Nevada
CA
58.0 mi.
Nevada
CA
59.2 mi.
Sierra
CA
59.3 mi.
Sierra
CA
61.5 mi.
Placer
CA
61.8 mi.
Placer
CA
63.6 mi.
Placer
CA
66.2 mi.
Sierra
CA
67.7 mi.
Placer
CA
71.1 mi.
Placer
CA
72.6 mi.
Placer
CA
73.8 mi.
Sierra
CA
74.6 mi.
Sierra
CA
75.3 mi.
Nevada
CA
79.4 mi.
Sierra
CA
83.7 mi.

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