Citrus Heights CA Real Estate

Income
Citrus Heights is characterized as a middle-income suburban community with a median family income of $49,168 for all family sizes.

Proximity to Markets
Within five miles of Citrus Heights, is a population of more than 380,000 people including 148,000 households. The average household income within five miles of the city is approximately $63,973. Citrus Heights is part of the overall Sacramento Metropolitan area.

Housing Units
Within the city limits are 35,589 housing units. The city’s vacancy rate is approximately four percent. 65% of the city’s housing units are primarily single-family units. The annual median sales price (for all recorded sales) of homes in the 95610 zip code is $330,000, and the median sales price (for all recorded sales) of homes in the 95621 zip code is $295,000 (Sacramento Bee, 2007). Citrus Heights provides an affordable living environment with quality services, central within the Sacramento region.

Climate
Citrus Heights has a climate that is characterized by mild winters and dry summers. The area usually has a low humidity. Light rain usually occurs between December and February. The average temperature throughout the year is 61° Fahrenheit, with the daily average ranging from 45° in December and January to 76° in July. Average daily high temperatures range from 53° in December and January to 93° in July. Average daily low temperatures range from 38° to 58°. The average year has 73 days with a high over 90°, with the highest temperature on record being 114 on July 17, 1925, and 18 days when the low drops below 32°, with the coldest one day record being December 11, 1932, at 17°. Typically, Citrus Heights enjoys 268 sunny days throughout the year.

Average yearly precipitation is 22.7 inches, with almost no rain during the summer months, to an average rainfall of 3.7 inches in January. On average, 96 days in the year have fog, mostly in the morning, primarily in December and January.

- - As Rerted on Village of Citrus Heights Site (1/14/2008)