Metro area · CBSA 46020
Truckee
The Truckee, CA metro area has 102,481 people. Median rent is $1,677, 22.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Nevada County at $1,885. Of the 8 places we track here, Rough and Ready has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$89,882
Median home value
$621,800
Unemployment
5.4%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,885
HUD, Nevada County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truckee | 17,066 | $1,961 | 18.0% |
| Grass Valley | 14,113 | $1,458 | 33.8% |
| Alta Sierra | 7,361 | $2,254 | 25.6% |
| Lake of the Pines | 5,461 | $2,399 | 23.7% |
| Lake Wildwood | 4,792 | $2,507 | 35.1% |
| Nevada City | 3,172 | $1,411 | 22.3% |
| Penn Valley | 1,678 | $1,677 | 22.4% |
| Rough and Ready | 736 | $1,214 | 14.2% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.