Citrus Heights homes

The area was founded at the merging of the Sacramento and American river because of the 1849 Gold Rush, Sacramento today presents terrific opportunities for the investor or home owner. Those investors looking at Citrus Heights homes in Sacramento County are staking their claim.

Sacramento is a collection many communities and neighborhoods in which to live, work and play.  This area covers a variety of terrain,so whatever your taste is, Sacramento has the the neighborhood for you. The southern end is part of the wide, flat Sacramento Valley, when you head northward and eastward and you experience gently rolling hills. Heading past Loomis and up to Auburn, the county seat, where hills become steep and wooded. Going west you come across the city of San Francisco and the beautiful wine country of Napa Valley.

Sacramento area homes enjoy a mild climate with an abundance of sunshine and very low humidity. The summers have little or no rain and the days are warm with very pleasant evenings. The average daytime temperature in July (the warmest month) is 93 degrees. Always take into consideration the extremely low humidity that accompanies these temperatures when comparing climate of cities in more humid regions. The entire Sacramento Valley experiences fairly moderate winters because of the High Sierras surrounding them. Although winter temperatures can dip into the 20′s, 45 to 50 degrees is the average winter temperature. The rainy season from November through March is when three fourths of the rainfalls. Even during this period, however, rain in measurable amounts on only falls on nine days out of the month.

Although torrential rainstorms and heavy snows are very common in the Sierra and Cascade mountain ranges that surround the area, excessive rainfall and snow are very rare in the valley. Heavy fog occurs mostly during midwinter but sometimes a low lying, early morning “tule fog” can occur.

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