Rents are 13% below what Citrus Heights's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,883 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Citrus Heights usually run 1% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in September, about $36 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Citrus Heights is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Citrus Heights changed +1.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 336 California cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Citrus Heights rose 35.7% while median household income rose 32.2% ($62,276 to $82,314). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Citrus Heights is 38.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($82,314) is $2,058 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,745); a 2-bedroom is $2,165.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Citrus Heights. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Citrus Heights, CA is majority owner-occupied, 23.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Citrus Heights, CA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Citrus Heights, CA has climbed from $1,550 to $1,883, a 21.5% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in Citrus Heights, CA now reports about $82,314, up from $68,457 in 2021. Renters now make up 39.3% of households, compared with 41.2% five years ago. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Citrus Heights, CA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Citrus Heights is $1,883/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,645/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,165/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,745/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,935/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($82,314/yr), Citrus Heights ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.9% over the past year.
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