Downtown Yuma

Yuma, AZ

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Downtown Yuma - Yuma, AZ Area Guide

Where desert meets river, you'll discover Downtown Yuma

Historic River Desert Festivals Events Walkable Bicycle-Friendly Outdoors Parks

Yuma's historic downtown began as a rope crossing for the Colorado River in the 1840s. The earliest adobe homes were lost to floods in the early 1900s, and the current buildings along Main Street were built in the 1920s. Because of this, Downtown Yuma has a definite art deco flair, blending with the desert landscape and the palm trees to create a beautifully unique neighborhood. With its fountains and brick-paved walkways, Historic Main Street is the ideal location for festivals and street fairs.

Residents and visitors can take history (or ghost!) tours, all starting at the Sanguinetti House Museum. This adobe home was built in 1857 and includes beautiful gardens. The Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park includes six historic buildings dating back to the Indian Wars of the late 1800s. During the late 1800s, the Territory of Arizona also established a prison. Today, it is a museum at the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historical Park. Other historic sites include the Historic Southern Pacific Railroad Yard, Hotel Del Sol, and the Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Yuma is $848 for a studio, $945 for one bedroom, $1,153 for two bedrooms, and $1,323 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Yuma has increased by 2.8% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 410 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $848/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 541 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $945/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 829 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,153/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,114 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,323/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Kofa National Wildlife Refuge
  • Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area
  • Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park
  • Yuma Crossing State Historic Park
  • Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • Yuma International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.