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Citrus Heights vs Redding

142 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (25.5× in Redding) and work in town (+55.7 pts in Redding).

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Citrus Heights, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 86,995 people
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Redding, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 93,409 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $460 more a month in Citrus Heights

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 →
Redding$2,260/mo
Typical home $387K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $1,379/mo · Housing →

The difference: $460 a month, about $5,600 a year, between Citrus Heights and Redding.

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.

Report cards

Redding places higher on 14 of 22 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.

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 HeightsRedding
Snow a year0″1″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th81st
Outdoors & history
Citrus HeightsRedding
Conserved land2.6%6.4%
Settled19971887
National Register places—5
Archive photos11—
Famous people born here551
Community
Citrus HeightsRedding
Library hours a week39 hrs60 hrs
Colleges in town—2
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.

Where they are

142 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Citrus Heights ↔ Redding142 miles apart
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 HeightsRedding
People
Population 86,995Lowest 93,409Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.1%Highest CA: +6.1% +4.2%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 38.7±0.9Lowest about the CA average 38.8±0.7Highest about the CA average
Redding 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% 22.2%±1Highest CA: 22%
Redding 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% 20.2%±1Highest CA: 15.7%
Redding and Citrus Heights are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.9%Lowest CA: 37.1% 26.9%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±0.7Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.6%±0.7Highest CA: 7.6%
Redding 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±$4kHighest 17% below CA $70,466±$2kLowest 29% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $454,600±$6kHighest 38% below CA $382,300±$7kLowest 48% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,827±$35Highest 10% below CA $1,379±$44Lowest 32% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,915Highest 43% below CA $2,673Lowest 48% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.1%±4.1Highest CA: 55.3% 52.3%±4Lowest CA: 55.3%
Citrus Heights and Redding 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% 14.1%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.7%Highest CA: 55.9% 54.8%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than CA 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest about the CA average 17 minLowest 42% below CA
Work from home 16.9%±1.9Highest CA: 17.2% 9.4%±1.2Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 5.8%Lowest 61.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miHighest 3.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Lowest 1.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sacramento (17%)Anderson (3%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ReddingFew work in Citrus Heights
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 6.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.1 miLowest 155.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 2.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 24Lowest 36Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 152Highest 50.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #482 of 574 in CA#162 of 574 in CA
School district San Juan UnifiedShasta-Trinity ROP · Redding STEM Academy District
High school in town Mesa Verde HighShasta High
Students per teacherat that high school 20.0Lowest 20.4Highest
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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