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Redding vs Citrus Heights

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

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

Redding$2,260/mo
Typical home $387K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $1,379/mo · Housing →
Citrus Heights$2,720/mo
Typical home $471K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,827/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
ReddingCitrus Heights
Snow a year1″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st40th
Outdoors & history
ReddingCitrus Heights
Conserved land6.4%2.6%
Settled18871997
National Register places5—
Archive photos—11
Famous people born here515
Community
ReddingCitrus Heights
Library hours a week60 hrs39 hrs
Colleges in town2—
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.

Redding ↔ Citrus Heights142 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.

ReddingCitrus Heights
People
Population 93,409Highest 86,995Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.2%Lowest CA: +6.1% +5.1%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 38.8±0.7Highest about the CA average 38.7±0.9Lowest 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 22.2%±1Highest CA: 22% 20.4%±1.3Lowest 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+ 20.2%±1Highest CA: 15.7% 18.4%±1.1Lowest 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+ 26.9%Highest CA: 37.1% 23.9%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±0.7Highest CA: 7.6% 5.9%±0.7Lowest 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 $70,466±$2kLowest 29% below CA $82,314±$4kHighest 17% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $382,300±$7kLowest 48% below CA $454,600±$6kHighest 38% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,379±$44Lowest 32% below CA $1,827±$35Highest 10% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,673Lowest 48% below CA $2,915Highest 43% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.3%±4Lowest CA: 55.3% 56.1%±4.1Highest 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 14.1%Highest CA: 12% 8.6%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.8%Lowest CA: 55.9% 60.7%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than CA 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 42% below CA 28 minHighest about the CA average
Work from home 9.4%±1.2Lowest CA: 17.2% 16.9%±1.9Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 61.5%Highest 5.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 3.8 miLowest 10.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.31Highest 0.44Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Anderson (3%)Sacramento (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Citrus HeightsFew work in Redding
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.4%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 155.5 miHighest 6.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.6 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 36Highest 24Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 50.4Lowest 152Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #162 of 574 in CA#482 of 574 in CA
School district Shasta-Trinity ROP · Redding STEM Academy DistrictSan Juan Unified
High school in town Shasta HighMesa Verde High
Students per teacherat that high school 20.4Highest 20.0Lowest
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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