Loma Rica, California

Community in Yuba County · population 2,409 (2020 Census)

Median home: $495,100
Household income: $97,903
Jan low / Jul high: 34° / 94°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 2
Median age: 59.8

Loma Rica is a community of 2,409 people in Yuba County, California. The median home is worth $495,100, below the typical California town ($596,900). It ranks better for retirees than 94% of California towns, quieter than 89% of California towns, easier by car than 87% of California towns.

How Loma Rica ranks

Percentile among California towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of California towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Loma Rica is worth $495,100, below the typical California town ($596,900). Homes cost about 5.1 times the median household income of $97,903, which is more affordable than 74% of California towns. Median rent is $1,724 a month. 89.7% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of California towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Loma Rica	Typical California town
Median home value	$495,100	$596,900
Median rent	$1,724	$1,827
Median household income	$97,903	$91,557
Home value ÷ income	5.1×	6.4×
Homeownership	89.7%	67.4%
Median year built	1984	1977
Seasonal / vacation homes	12.5%	—

Who lives in Loma Rica

People	Loma Rica	Typical California town
Median age	59.8	40.2
Age 65 and over	39.4%	17.7%
Under 18	10.1%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	27.7%
Below the poverty line	6.3%	10.3%
Veterans	9.0%	—
Born outside the U.S.	3.1%	—
Work from home	5.4%	13.4%
Average commute	37.4 min	27.5 min
Homes with broadband	97.0%	93.3%

Weather in Loma Rica

July highs average 93.9°F and January lows 34.0°F. About 46.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.0 inches of snow (typical California town: 0.0 in). Expect about 79 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 58 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Dobbins 1 S station (11.1 mi away); snow from Harry L Englebright Dam (9.3 mi).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

2 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Loma Rica since 1950, compared with 2 for the typical California town. The strongest, an F1, struck on December 17, 1992 about 1.3 miles from the town center. The most recent was on October 22, 2012.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Severe weather in Yuba County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Yuba County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 3 deaths recorded.

Yuba County has been included in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, drought.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
March 10, 2023	Flood	EM-3592: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
January 9, 2023	Flood	EM-3591: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
October 16, 2020	Fire	DR-4569: Wildfires
September 9, 2020	Fire	FM-5363: Bear Fire
August 22, 2020	Fire	DR-4558: Wildfires

Jobs and pay in Yuba County

Yuba County had 21,061 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $66,931 a year. Unemployment was 6.7% in 2023; in Loma Rica itself the ACS puts it at 7.1%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Loma Rica

1 public school with 126 students, about 18.0 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Browns Valley Elementary	K-5	126	18.0

Towns near Loma Rica

Bangor, CA
3.9 mi · 695 people · home $378,400
Palermo, CA
9.9 mi · 5,555 people · home $283,000
Dobbins, CA
10.6 mi · 551 people · home $423,400
Challenge-Brownsville, CA
12.5 mi · 1,161 people · home $344,200
Lake Wildwood, CA
12.6 mi · 5,158 people · home $551,800
Oroville East, CA
12.7 mi · 8,038 people · home $405,400
South Oroville, CA
13.1 mi · 3,235 people · home $261,500
Live Oak, CA
14.1 mi · 9,106 people · home $350,700

Loma Rica questions

Is Loma Rica, California a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Loma Rica scores better for retirees than 94% of California towns and quieter than 89%. 39.4% of residents are 65 or older (median age 59.8).

How much does a house cost in Loma Rica?

The median owner-occupied home in Loma Rica is valued at $495,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $97,903, so homes cost about 5.1 times income. Median rent is $1,724 a month.

What is the weather like in Loma Rica?

July highs average 93.9°F and January lows 34.0°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 46.3 inches of precipitation a year and 0.0 inches of snow.

Does Loma Rica get tornadoes?

2 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Loma Rica since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F1 on December 17, 1992. The typical California town has had 2.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Loma Rica's Census boundary (GEOID 0642412). Comparisons use the median of California towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.