Yuma, AZ
Yuma, AZ Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Yuma, AZ Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Yuma ranks 234th for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 225th for income. A household earns $66,844 a year while median rent runs $1,099/mo, making it expensive relative to what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 7% below the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is commute (69th of 300), while education is the soft spot (297th). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 82nd and home prices 94th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
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On $75,000 for just you in Yuma, your take-home is worth about $64,520 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it further than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 225th of 300↑44%$66,844
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 107th of 30093 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $72,103
- Per-capita income
- $31,535
- Full-time pay
- $36,060
Housing
- Median rent
- 82nd of 300↑32.6%$1,099/mo
- Home value
- 94th of 300↑83.5%$255,300
- Property tax
- $1,370/yr · 0.5%
- Sales tax
- 8.41%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 276th of 3006.6%
- Bachelor's+
- 297th of 30017.1%
- Avg commute
- 69th of 30021.9 min
People
- Population
- 220,310
- Population change
- +3.1%
- Median age
- 36.7 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 23.5%
- Broadband
- 91.9%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 162nd of 30047
- Natural-hazard loss
- 239th of 300$19/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 289th of 30026.4%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 24.1%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Rent
- + Home prices
- + Commute
Watch-outs
- – Affordability
- – Household income
- – Job market
- – Education
- – Hazard safety
- – Health
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — yuma 27 ene.
What jobs pay in Yuma
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Pharmacists
- $161,630
- Lawyers
- $126,730
- IT managers
- $123,620
- Financial managers
- $122,730
- Software developers
- $121,610
- Civil engineers
- $94,370
- Registered nurses
- $94,320
- General & operations managers
- $79,990
- Accountants & auditors
- $76,300
- Police officers
- $65,510
- Plumbers
- $58,980
- Electricians
- $58,830
- Secondary school teachers
- $49,670
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $48,630
- Elementary school teachers
- $48,360
- Carpenters
- $47,910
- Construction laborers
- $43,260
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $43,110
- Waiters & waitresses
- $36,120
- Customer service reps
- $36,020
- Janitors
- $34,230
- Retail salespersons
- $33,840
- Cashiers
- $31,790
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the Yuma metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in Arizona are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- California3,627
- Washington761
- Oregon488
- Louisiana277
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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Yuma metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Yuma metro?
- Median gross rent across the Yuma, AZ Metro Area is $1,099 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Yuma.
- What is the median household income in the Yuma metro?
- A typical household in the Yuma, AZ Metro Area earns $66,844 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Yuma expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Yuma, AZ Metro Area runs about 7% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are lower than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Yuma metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $72,103 (versus its face value of $66,844). CityLedger rates the Yuma, AZ Metro Area expensive for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Yuma metro?
- The median home value across the Yuma, AZ Metro Area is $255,300 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Yuma metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Yuma, AZ Metro Area is 6.6% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).