City comparison
Citrus Heights, CA is about 600 miles (1,000 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 800 miles, or about 13 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 Phoenix, AZ takes about 1 h 15 min, covering roughly 600 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 Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Citrus Heights, it's 1 p.m. in Phoenix, 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.
Phoenix has a population of 1,609,456, vs 87,127 in Citrus Heights — about 18.5× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 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 | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,657/mo | $1,322/mo | 25.3% higher in Citrus Heights |
| Median home value | $407,500 | $340,200 | 19.8% higher in Citrus Heights |
| Median household income | $75,022 | $72,092 | 4.1% higher in Citrus Heights |
| Groceries index | 105.1 | 95.8 | 9.6% higher in Citrus Heights |
| Utilities index | 148.9 | 96.2 | 54.8% higher in Citrus Heights |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 104.1 | 3.4% higher in Phoenix |
| Healthcare index | 100.6 | 104.0 | 3.4% higher in Phoenix |
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 $91,839 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 8.2% cheaper overall than Citrus Heights, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 9% higher in Citrus Heights than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Citrus Heights, you'd need about $73,471 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.