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North Highlands is a small city of 47,957 people in Sacramento County, California. It's about 9 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $368k and rent runs about $2k a month.
47,957people
$368kTypical home
$1,636/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 47,957
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,445 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 9 mi to Sacramento, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $368k (≈$2,318/mo)
- Median rent $1,636/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (503 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,685 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SMF airport
- 12 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 102 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,564 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 144 bars within 25 mi
- 694 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sacramento County: D+20 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk