City comparison
Citrus Heights, CA is about 900 miles (1,400 km) from Commerce City, CO in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,100 miles, or about 18 hours behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Citrus Heights, CA to Commerce City, CO takes about 1 h 46 min, covering roughly 900 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Citrus Heights, CA is on Pacific Time and Commerce City, CO is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Citrus Heights, it's 1 p.m. in Commerce City, which puts Citrus Heights 1 hours behind.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Citrus Heights has a population of 87,127, vs 63,050 in Commerce City — about 1.4× larger by population. By land area, Commerce City covers about 37 sq mi vs 14 sq mi for Citrus Heights.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Citrus Heights | Commerce City | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,657/mo | $1,540/mo | 7.6% higher in Citrus Heights |
| Median home value | $407,500 | $436,500 | 7.1% higher in Commerce City |
| Median household income | $75,022 | $96,484 | 28.6% higher in Commerce City |
| Groceries index | 105.1 | 101.2 | 3.8% higher in Citrus Heights |
| Utilities index | 148.9 | 91.2 | 63.3% higher in Citrus Heights |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 99.9 | 0.8% higher in Citrus Heights |
| Healthcare index | 100.6 | 99.9 | 0.7% higher in Citrus Heights |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Citrus Heights, you'd need $100,017 in Commerce City to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Citrus Heights and Commerce City have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 11% higher in Commerce City than in Citrus Heights. If you earn $80,000 in Citrus Heights, you'd need about $80,014 in Commerce City to keep the same standard of living.