Citrus vs Vincent

Which is the better fit for you?

Citrus, CA
49
Area Score
Bottom 17% nationally
Vincent, CA
52
Area Score
Bottom 28% nationally

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Vincent receives the higher standardized Area Score. That reflects AreaProfile's weighting, not a judgment about which place is better to live in.

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What the difference in prices, rent, homes and weather comes to, using the published figures for the two places. Add your income to see what it would take to keep pace.

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Everyday prices
About the same
Regional price level 114.7 against 114.7 (US = 100). Both places sit in the same price region, so the index cannot tell them apart.
Income to keep the same purchasing power
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A new two-bedroom lease
−$266 a month
HUD benchmarks it at $3,014 in Vincent against $3,280 in Citrus.
The median home
About the same
$634,700 in Vincent against $632,000 in Citrus.
The weather you would swap
Winters 1°F milder
Normal January lows are 46°F in Vincent against 45°F in Citrus; July highs are 84°F against 94°F (summers 10°F cooler).

These are differences between published figures, not a forecast of your budget. Income and sales taxes, commuting, schools, insurance and the job you would actually get are not in them, and a price index describes a metropolitan area, so two places in one metro read the same. HUD’s rent is a benchmark for a new lease, not a listing.

Signals

Citrus
Vincent
Opportunity: Vincent is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
47 · Bottom 31%
vs
50 · Bottom 37%
Growth
58 · Top 32%
vs
58 · Top 32%
Climate: Vincent is the more favorable of the two.
Climate
89 · Top 5%
vs
100 · Top 4%
Physical resilience
11 · Bottom 4%
vs
11 · Bottom 4%
Housing affordability: Vincent is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
38 · Bottom 8%
vs
47 · Bottom 17%
Schools
41 · Bottom 38%
vs
41 · Bottom 38%
Access: Citrus is the more favorable of the two.
Access
95 · Top 37%
vs
94 · Top 43%
Economic stability: Vincent is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
67 · Top 30%
vs
75 · Top 12%

Measured values

MetricCitrusVincentSource period
Population10,90415,3402024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income — the two are too close to separate$103,465 ±$12,012$100,443 ±$5,4652024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income — the two are too close to separate$28,224 ±$2,336$31,350 ±$2,6892024 ACS 5-Year
Population density12,447/sq mi10,414/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$632,000$634,7002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent — the two are too close to separate$2,344 ±$172$2,064 ±$3732024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$3,280$3,014 — more favorableFY2026
Cost of living index114.7114.72023
Homeownership rate71.4%77.9%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate4.9%4.9%August 2026
Employment change (year over year)−0.8%−0.8%August 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%23.7% — more favorable2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate — the two are too close to separate7.8% ±5%7.3% ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)28,49128,49112 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents2.92.912 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)+43.4%+43.4%12 months ending July 2026
Average July high94°F84°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low45°F46°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation11.6"11.9"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport17 mi — more favorable19 miNASR current cycle
Average commute — the two are too close to separate35.7 min ±2.2 min33.7 min ±2.2 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age35.937.52024 ACS 5-Year
Students per teacher21.521.52024-25 school year
Math proficiency39.6%39.6%2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency52.9%52.9%2018-19 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

5 rows above show both figures with a ± margin and neither in bold. Those come from the American Community Survey, which samples rather than counts, and the gap between the two is smaller than the uncertainty on the figures themselves — so the survey did not find a difference to report, and calling either one the winner would be reading a result out of noise.

The number of units permitted is not marked because the larger place always permits more; the per-resident rate is the fair comparison.

Physical risk tradeoff

Citrus

Elevated or high exposure: inland flooding, earthquake.

Vincent

Elevated or high exposure: inland flooding, earthquake.

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Citrus
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49
Area Score
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52
Area Score

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