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Citrus Heights vs Carmichael

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+24.1 pts in Carmichael) and trails (3.1× in Carmichael).

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Citrus Heights, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 86,995 people
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Carmichael, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 76,948 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Citrus HeightsAn outdoors town
Outdoors#36 most walkable in CA6.1 miles of trails across 24 parks and preserves Housing$471K typical home38% below the CA typical home HealthHealthier than 60%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Citrus Heights →
CarmichaelAn outdoors town
Outdoors#133 most walkable in CA19 miles of trails across 18 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 69%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#201 for schools in CAof 574 towns All about Carmichael →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+24.1 pts
Carmichael has grown faster since 2010
Carmichael +29.2%Citrus Heights +5.1%
Trails3.1×
Carmichael has more miles of trail
Carmichael 19.0 miCitrus Heights 6.1 mi
Home values+27%
Homes cost more in Carmichael
Carmichael $579,500Citrus Heights $454,600
Property tax bill+30%
Tax bills are bigger in Carmichael
Carmichael $3,784Citrus Heights $2,915
Bachelor’s degree++12.8 pts
More adults in Carmichael have a degree
Carmichael 36.7%Citrus Heights 23.9%
Homeowners+8.5 pts renters
Carmichael has more renters
Citrus Heights 60.7%Carmichael 52.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Carmichael

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Citrus Heights$2,720/mo
Typical home $471K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,827/mo · Housing →
Carmichael$3,200/mo
Typical home $553K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $1,702/mo · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,800 a year, between Carmichael and Citrus Heights.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Citrus Heights and Carmichael share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Citrus HeightsCarmichaelCitrus HeightsCarmichael
Citrus Heights ↔ Carmichael4.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,259 Citrus Heights residents work in Carmichael (3.6% of its workers)
680 Carmichael residents work in Citrus Heights (2.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Citrus Heights →
Report cards

Carmichael places higher on 14 of 21 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
C−Citrus HeightsSafer than 20% of U.S. towns –CarmichaelNot graded
Schools
B+Citrus HeightsBetter than 73% of districts in the state B+CarmichaelBetter than 73% of districts in the state
Health
BCitrus HeightsHealthier than 60% of U.S. towns B+CarmichaelHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns
5Citrus Heights
14Carmichael

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #482#201 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #377#36 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #564#309 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #500#273 Most educatedPeople · 844 towns #512#333 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #220#294 Lowest obesityHealth · 844 towns #502#387 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #530#424

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Citrus Heights’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Citrus HeightsCarmichael
Snow a year0″0″
January low—41°F
July high—94°F
Growing season (days)—341d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th31st
Outdoors & history
Citrus HeightsCarmichael
Trails6 mi19 mi
Conserved land2.6%9.1%
Settled1997—
Archive photos114
Famous people born here520
Community
Citrus HeightsCarmichael
Library hours a week39 hrs39 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Citrus HeightsCarmichael
People
Population 86,995Highest 76,948Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.1%Lowest CA: +6.1% +29.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 38.7±0.9Lowest about the CA average 40.1±1Highest 6% above CA
Carmichael and Citrus Heights are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.4%±1.3Lowest CA: 22% 20.5%±1.4Highest CA: 22%
Carmichael and Citrus Heights are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.4%±1.1Lowest CA: 15.7% 20.7%±1.1Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.9%Lowest CA: 37.1% 36.7%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±0.7Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.6%±0.7Highest CA: 7.6%
Carmichael and Citrus Heights are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,314±$4kLowest 17% below CA $85,914±$4kHighest 13% below CA
Carmichael and Citrus Heights are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $454,600±$6kLowest 38% below CA $579,500±$14kHighest 21% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,827±$35Highest 10% below CA $1,702±$31Lowest 16% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,915Lowest 43% below CA $3,784Highest 26% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.1%±4.1Lowest CA: 55.3% 59.3%±4.5Highest CA: 55.3%
Carmichael and Citrus Heights are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.6%Lowest CA: 12% 12.6%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.7%Highest CA: 55.9% 52.2%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 1 yr newer than CA 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest about the CA average 27 minLowest 6% below CA
Work from home 16.9%±1.9Lowest CA: 17.2% 20.7%±1.9Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 5.8%Lowest 6.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Lowest 0.61Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sacramento (17%)Sacramento (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Carmichael2% work in Citrus Heights
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 9.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.1 miLowest 19.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 1.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 24Highest 18Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 152Highest 121Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #482 of 574 in CA#201 of 574 in CA
School district San Juan UnifiedCalifornia Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses District · Options for Youth-San Juan District
High school in town Mesa Verde HighDel Campo High
Students per teacherat that high school 20.0Lowest 21.7Highest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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