Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Citrus Heights is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 407th of 841 graded towns in California, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: it is healthier than 60% of U.S. towns. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $469K, 4.8 years of the Sacramento metro’s $97K median household income. Citrus Heights’ July high is 95°F, against 89°F in California’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Only 27 of California’s 1,064 towns score higher on hazard risk. Citrus Heights is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 86% of U.S. towns.
Where Citrus Heights beats most towns.
Where Citrus Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Citrus Heights is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 21,760 in 1970, 87,583 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 7 maps from 1902 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Citrus Heights. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
13 mi State parkSutter's Fort
12 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
13 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
14 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a year
14 mi State parkLeland Stanford Mansion State Historic ParkARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · California State Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Swampyank at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park: M.Mierzwa. MCalamari at en.wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Citrus Heights, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Citrus Heights.
Citrus Heights carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly inland flooding), has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and fares better on crime within California than nationally.
At 36.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 69% of California’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 2,132 to 1,963 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Citrus Heights is 18.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Citrus Heights | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 18.9 per 1,000 residents | 13.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the San Juan Unified school district. Two of its 16 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 604 | – |
| Mesa Verde HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 894 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Its typical home is the least expensive on its borders; Carmichael is next at $550K.
Citrus Heights’ median rent is $1,827 a month. The typical Citrus Heights home is worth about $469,000, about the same as a year ago, 38% below the California typical home. 61% of Citrus Heights households own their home.
| Citrus Heights | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,827 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 61% | 64% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 56% | 55% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Citrus Heights for work: only 6% work in town. 17% of workers work from home in Citrus Heights. The top destinations are Sacramento (17%), Roseville (12%) and Rancho Cordova (6%).
| Citrus Heights | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 17% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons average 95.2°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 38.9°.
Citrus Heights has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6.1 miles of trail in 24 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Rusch Community Park, at 50 acres.
| Citrus Heights | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stock Ranch Nature Preserve | 0.9 mi | 39 |
| 2. Madera Park | 0.6 mi | 14 |
| 3. Van Maren Park | 0.6 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Citrus Heights beats the California average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Citrus Heights | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Citrus Heights | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.2% | 17.9% |
| More adults with depression | 25.9% | 20.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 96% of California towns, with expected losses of about $216 per resident a year; that rating is what its B for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1986, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Citrus Heights.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
8 within 15 miles of the center of Citrus Heights
About 6 of every 100 Citrus Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
4 notable people were born in Citrus Heights.
City in California, United States
Citrus Heights is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, Citrus Heights had a population of 87,583, up from 83,301 at the 2010 U.S. census.
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6 towns share a border with Citrus Heights.
Roseville next door grades higher for schools (A to Citrus Heights’s B−) and lower for cost of living (D− to C−).
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus Heights | #407 | C | C− | C− | B− | B |
| Carmichael | #244 | C+ | D | — | B− | B+ |
| Orangevale | #245 | C+ | D | — | B− | B+ |
| Antelope | #186 | B− | D | — | A− | B |
| Fair Oaks | #133 | B | D | — | B− | A− |
| Roseville | #131 | B | D− | C+ | A | A |
| Foothill Farms | #472 | C− | C− | — | C+ | C+ |
Carmichael, Orangevale, Antelope, Fair Oaks and Foothill Farms report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Citrus Heights with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Citrus Heights grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #407 of 841 in California. It grades B for health, C− for safety and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
4 notable people were born here, including Mandisa and Cheri Elliott.
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