Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 39/100
D−
Median home value$454,600
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$1,827/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households40%
Sacramento 38%
Citrus Heights
Sacramento County86,995 residentsSan Juan Unified
55
C−
Suburbgrade score
15th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strong on cost of living and amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
55
Sacramento median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Citrus Heights is like to live in, by category
Bars show Citrus Heights against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 49/100
D+
Within-state proficiency52nd pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio21.8
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate88%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 79/100
B+
Housing cost index88
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.63%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax7.75%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 57/100
C−
Mean commute28.0 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes61%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi8.6
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 75/100
B
Restaurants & cafés67
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries10
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks44
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 39/100
D−
Median household income$82,314
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment6.7%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations35%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Citrus Heights on housing & affordability
Citrus Heights's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Granite Bay8 mi from Citrus HeightsB+ 62 C El Dorado Hills13 mi from Citrus HeightsB 61 C Folsom8 mi from Citrus HeightsC 65 C+ Elk Grove20 mi from Citrus HeightsC 60 C Lincoln12 mi from Citrus HeightsC 60 C Rocklin8 mi from Citrus HeightsC− 64 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Citrus Heights
Is Citrus Heights, CA a good place to live?
Citrus Heights scores 55 out of 100, 15th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Citrus Heights expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $454,600, 23% below the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.63%. $1,827/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Citrus Heights?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Citrus Heights sit at the 52nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 21.8 student–teacher ratio. Citrus Heights is served by San Juan Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Citrus Heights?
The mean commute is 28.0 min, with 61% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 17% working from home. Transit density is 8.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Citrus Heights?
Within two miles there are 10 groceries, 67 restaurants and cafés and 44 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Citrus Heights old or new?
The median home in Citrus Heights was built in 1977 — older than the Sacramento median of 1984. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 68% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.