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38.53° N · 121.46° W · GEOID 0627130

Fruitridge Pocket

Sacramento County, California · part of the Sacramento, CA metro

CaliforniaFruitridge Pocket, CAFruitridge PocketFruitridge Pocket

The short answer

Fruitridge Pocket is home to 6,095 people. Median household income is $62,528 a year and median rent is $1,473 a month, 28.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $362,200, about 5.8x annual median household income.

The story in Fruitridge Pocket is how fast things are changing. Rent took 39.1% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 28.3% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share fell 0 points on average, so affordability held up better here. Also notable: Household income growth is 14.2% a year, against 6.8% a year in its closest peers.

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CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Fruitridge Pocket scores better than 2% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 574th of 654 in California.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%12
Economy 20%15
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%19
Education 10%26
Commute 10%66
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,473
8% above the median place
Median household income
$62,528
22% below the median place
Median home value
$362,200
13% above the median place
Unemployment
12.3%
152% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Fruitridge Pocket

  • GrowthCompared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as West Athens, CA, Gridley, CA and Colusa, CA), home value growth here is higher: 14.7% a year against a typical 8.1% a year.
01

Moving to Fruitridge Pocket

Sacramento County loses about 4.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in51,321
Moved out57,099
Net−5,778

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Placer County, CA5,0888,918−3,830
Yolo County, CA3,3842,795+589
El Dorado County, CA2,0882,695−607
Alameda County, CA2,7361,527+1,209
Santa Clara County, CA2,7231,270+1,453

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$72K
Leavers$74K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Sacramento County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Sacramento County report $71,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $73,700.
Income you would need
$58,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,473 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,842 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $362,200.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 17.1% work from home; 1.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Everman, TX matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.1%
29% below the median place
Moved from another state1
0.9%
56% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-4.5
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFruitridge PocketAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.1%29% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.9%56% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-4.5below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$71,6742% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$73,6865% above
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 28.3% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Fruitridge Pocket28.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$58,920
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
28.3%
39% above the median place
Home price to income
5.8x
52% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
28%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$44,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Fruitridge Pocket, $1,473 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Fruitridge Pocket, but easier on the budget

Places that match Fruitridge Pocket on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Everman, TX9320.4% vs 28.3%$10,300Compare
Tallassee, AL9117.3% vs 28.3%$14,100Compare
Colusa, CA9019.1% vs 28.3%n/aCompare
Sandersville, GA9019.5% vs 28.3%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
70.5%
39% above the median place
Median year built1
1957
1% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
36% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureFruitridge PocketAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4738% above
Rent to income128.3%39% above
Property tax rate10.6%36% below
Home price to income15.8x52% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure106.76% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,20136% above
HUD area median income4County figure$124,00016% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,11335% below
Median home value1$362,20013% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.6%82% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure36.9%28% below
Homeownership157.0%14% below
Renters paying 30%+170.5%39% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8422% below
Vacant homes1County figure4.6%35% below
Median year built119571% below
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 33.8 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Unemployment1
12.3%
152% above the median place
Poverty rate1
30.7%
185% above the median place
Income per person1
$24,999
38% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$62,528 −22%
Works from home17.1% +38%
Mean commute23 min −10%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFruitridge PocketAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$62,52822% below
Income per person1$24,99938% below
Unemployment112.3%152% above
Average annual pay6County figure$82,00324% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs6County figure733,061387% above
Poverty rate130.7%185% above
Mean commute123 min10% below
Works from home117.1%38% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.3%58% above
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 77.1%, 16% below the median place.

High school or higher1
77.1%
16% below the median place
Born abroad1
20.1%
128% above the median place
Household size1
2.8
13% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband88.6% −4%
Bachelor's or higher21.9% −32%
Median age36.3 −7%
No health insurance6.7% +5%
All 8 people measures
MeasureFruitridge PocketAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,0955881st largest
Median age136.37% below
Bachelor's or higher121.9%32% below
High school or higher177.1%16% below
Household size12.813% above
Born abroad120.1%128% above
No health insurance16.7%5% above
Homes with broadband188.6%4% below
05

Life in Fruitridge Pocket

The nearest National Park Service site is Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, about 45 miles away.

112 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 7 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents3.3 −68%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi33.8 160.9×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial 45 miles
  • John Muir National Historic Site 52 miles
  • Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site 58 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.5 −1%
Shops23.5 −22%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.2 −22%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.0 −11%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
45.2
47% above the median place
Public school students12
259,342
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
387
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureFruitridge PocketAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure387above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure259,342above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure23.251% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.51% below
Shops per 10k8County figure23.522% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.222% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure18.011% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k93.368% below
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi933.8above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1045.247% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10350% above
National Register listings11County figure112above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 94°F, 8% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Fruitridge Pocket. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high13
94°F
8% above the median place
Annual precipitation13
19.5 in
55% below the median place
Wildfire risk14
95.9
57% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureFruitridge PocketAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure94°F8% above
January average low13County figure39°F55% above
Average temperature13County figure62°F13% above
Annual precipitation13County figure19.5 in55% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure98.16% above
Tornado risk14County figure65.020% below
Wildfire risk14County figure95.957% above
Heat wave risk14County figure96.17% above
Median air quality index15County figure4914% above
Good air days15County figure54.2%21% below
08

Fruitridge Pocket in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 28% of the median income in 2030, down from 28% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Fruitridge Pocket does better than 12% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 97%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,473/mo (2024)$1,900/mo$1,560 to $2,320/mo+4.3%
Median household income$62,528 (2024)$83,000$70,000 to $98,000+4.8%
Median home value$362,200 (2024)$555,000$403,000 to $764,000+7.4%

The median home would be worth 6.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Fruitridge Pocket

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
East Orange, NJ$1,441$60,830Compare
West Perrine, FL$1,488$66,997Compare
Lake Worth Beach, FL$1,545$61,200Compare
Glassmanor, MD$1,567$66,327Compare
Glassmanor, MDLake Worth Beach, FLWest Perrine, FLEast Orange, NJFruitridge Pocket, CAFruitridge PocketEast OrangeWest PerrineLake Worth BeachGlassmanorFruitridge PocketEast OrangeWest PerrineLake Worth BeachGlassmanor

Places built like Fruitridge Pocket

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Fruitridge Pocket performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Fruitridge Pocket, CA28.3%14.2%/yrn/a
West Athens, CA29.0%2.2%/yrn/aCompare
Gridley, CA24.3%4.5%/yr-2.6%Compare
Colusa, CA19.1%6.8%/yr1.8%Compare
Mayfair, CA24.3%8.1%/yrn/aCompare
Union Gap, WA22.8%7.6%/yr0.2%Compare
Boyes Hot Springs, CA22.2%6.4%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Fruitridge Pocket a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 2 out of 100, better than 2% of the places we rate and 574th of 654 in California. Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as West Athens, CA, Gridley, CA and Colusa, CA), home value growth here is higher: 14.7% a year against a typical 8.1% a year. On cost, space and class size it scores 7 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Fruitridge Pocket expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 28.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $362,200.

What salary do you need to live in Fruitridge Pocket?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $58,920 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Fruitridge Pocket?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are East Orange, NJ, West Perrine, FL, Lake Worth Beach, FL and Glassmanor, MD.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Fruitridge Pocket with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Fruitridge Pocket itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/fruitridge-pocket-california

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