Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 13,480.
North Auburn grades B− overall, 212th of 841 graded towns in California, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It has 11 miles of trail and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 85% of U.S. towns. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $530K, 5.5 years of the Sacramento metro’s $97K median household income. On hazard risk, just 10 of California’s 1,064 towns do better. North Auburn’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile, where California’s towns sit at 1.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4. DeWitt General Hospital is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where North Auburn beats most towns.
Where North Auburn’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 North Auburn is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,089 in 1970, 13,452 in 2020. The archive holds 4 maps from 1944 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →North Auburn is unincorporated, so Placer County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 North Auburn.
North Auburn carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly avalanches), draws workers from Roseville and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
10,024 jobs are based in North Auburn, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 6,206 in 2013 to 10,024.
Most working residents leave North Auburn for work: only 13% work in town. Jobs based in North Auburn grew to 10,024 in 2023, 3,818 more than in 2013. 18% of workers work from home in North Auburn, above both California’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (11%).
| North Auburn | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Auburn Union Elementary school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 501 | B− |
| Pine Hills Adventist Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 146 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
The biggest park or preserve is Auburn District Regional Park, at 63 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Canyon View Preserve | 1.9 mi | 50 |
| 2. Auburn District Regional Park | 0.4 mi | 63 |
| 3. Deer Ridge Park (Private) | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 99% of California towns, with expected losses of about $624 per resident a year; that rating is what its B+ for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in North Auburn is 27 of 100. Since 2016, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in North Auburn.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
North Auburn has mild winters and hot summers. North Auburn’s July high is 93°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 10,595 U.S. towns with household incomes like North Auburn’s, it is healthier than 81%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
North Auburn beats the California average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in North Auburn.
| North Auburn | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 36% | 33% |
| What stands out | North Auburn | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.3% | 17.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.3% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Auburn. Close and well known come first.
31 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
32 mi State parkSutter's Fort
19 mi State parkEmpire Mine State Historic Park
32 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
33 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
33 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a yearARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · Empire Mine State Historic Park: Beej71, 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
2 within 15 miles of the center of North Auburn
About 3 of every 100 North Auburn residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Census-designated place in California, United States
North Auburn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. The population was 13,452 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with North Auburn.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Auburn | #212 | B− | D | — | B+ | B |
| Auburn | #218 | B− | D | B− | B+ | B+ |
North Auburn reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare North Auburn with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
North Auburn grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #212 of 841 in California. It grades B for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $530,000, 30% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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