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Roughly 87,127 people live in Citrus Heights, California. Living here costs expensive relative to the rest of the country, 18% above the national average. Median rent runs about $1,657/mo; the typical household pulls in $75,022. On the UrbRank Score it pulls a 51/100 — a C-, putting it at #457 nationally.
UrbRank Score · General
Each dimension scored 0-100 against every other US city.
Based on overall cost of living vs. other US cities.
Inverse of violent + property crime rate per 100,000 residents.
Temperate summers & winters, moderate precipitation.
Walk Score — how feasible daily errands are on foot.
Unemployment rate plus household income vs. national median.
Air quality index (EPA AQS data).
Share of residents 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
By the composite index, Citrus Heights sits at 118 — expensive when stacked against the rest of the country. Running the rent-to-income math ($1,657/mo against $75,022 median household income), housing eats roughly 27% of a typical paycheck — right inside the standard 30%-of-income guideline. Buying-side, the median home value is $407,500.
Full cost-of-living breakdown →The weather here is four-season: roughly 91°F in summer, 40°F in winter. Annual precipitation lands near 18 inches. Some neighborhoods are walkable; others aren't. A car is useful, but not required everywhere. Crime rates land roughly average for a US city of this size. Air quality reads good (AQI 46).
Verdict by lifestyle profile — same data, different priorities.
For families, Citrus Heights isn't the strongest match. It earns 45/100 (grade D) on the families profile. Strongest on climate (77/100); weakest on education (17/100).
For retirees, Citrus Heights is workable — not standout, not weak. It earns 56/100 (grade C) on the retirees profile. Strongest on climate (77/100); weakest on education (17/100).
For remote workers, Citrus Heights isn't the strongest match. It earns 50/100 (grade C-) on the remote workers profile. Strongest on climate (77/100); weakest on education (17/100).
For young professionals, Citrus Heights isn't the strongest match. It earns 51/100 (grade C-) on the young professionals profile. Strongest on climate (77/100); weakest on education (17/100).
Citrus Heights, California pulls a 51/100 overall on the UrbRank Score (grade C-), currently ranked #457 nationally. The composite weights seven lifestyle dimensions: affordability, safety, climate, walkability, jobs, environment, and education.
Citrus Heights's cost-of-living index is 118 (with 100 as the US average), which lands in the expensive band — 18% above the national average. Median rent runs about $1,657/mo.
Four-season — summer averages around 91°F, winter averages around 40°F, with about 18 inches of precipitation a year.
Walk Score: 69/100. Some neighborhoods are walkable; others aren't. A car is useful, but not required everywhere.
Citrus Heights has about 87,127 residents, 22% of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher with a median age of 38.
Use UrbRank's comparison tool to put Citrus Heights head-to-head against any other US city — housing, salaries, demographics, and quality-of-life metrics side by side. The leaderboard pages also show how Citrus Heights stacks up for families, retirees, remote workers, and young professionals specifically.
Every US city is scored 0-100 on seven dimensions using public data from the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FBI Crime Data Explorer, EPA Air Quality System, NOAA NCEI, and Walk Score. Each dimension is a percentile rank against every other city — so a score of 80 means the city is in the top 20% nationally on that dimension.
The overall score is a weighted average. Five lifestyle profiles — general, families, retirees, remote workers, young professionals — weight the dimensions differently to reflect what each cares about. Families get more weight on safety and schools; young professionals get more weight on jobs and walkability; retirees get more weight on climate.
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