Living in North Highlands

In North Highlands, unemployment is 6.3% (2024).

Residents of North Highlands numbered 48,660 at the end of 2020. The city faced an unemployment rate of 6.25% at the end of 2024. North Highlands's foreign population totalled 13,767 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population48,660people31 Dec 2020Official source · California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)

Median gross salary2,853EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,511EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate6.25%country median 4.6% — 37% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean7.27µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to North Highlands?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹³Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,542 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,511 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is North Highlands a good place to live?

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Remote worker25%strong on work, weak on safety · range 15–35%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–62%

Student33%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 22–44%

Family49%strong on family, weak on safety · range 38–60%

Retirement34%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 21–47%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

28.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 13,767 of 48,660 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in North Highlands is 6.3%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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North Highlands 6.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,853 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	6.25 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in North Highlands?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€649of €2,272 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,272
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,542
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€649

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to North Highlands. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	366.3 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in North Highlands when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Mobility and administration

North Highlands's nearest airport was SMF, 19 km away and offered 28 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	28 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	19 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SMF	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for North Highlands. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 7.3 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperature moved from 8.7°C in January to 24.4°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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16°5°

19°7°

22°8°

27°11°

31°14°

34°15°

33°15°

31°14°

26°10°

18°6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57.3WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in North Highlands is 7.3 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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North Highlands 7.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.27 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 13.4 · Feb 16.3 · Mar 19.1 · Apr 22.3 · May 26.8 · Jun 31.1 · Jul 33.7 · Aug 33.3 · Sep 31.4 · Oct 26 · Nov 18.3 · Dec 13.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 4 · Feb 5.3 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 8.3 · May 11.1 · Jun 13.6 · Jul 15.1 · Aug 14.9 · Sep 13.6 · Oct 10.2 · Nov 6 · Dec 3.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 8.7 · Feb 10.8 · Mar 13 · Apr 15.3 · May 19 · Jun 22.4 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 22.5 · Oct 18.1 · Nov 12.2 · Dec 8.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 93 · Feb 88.7 · Mar 68.2 · Apr 32.1 · May 19.1 · Jun 5.8 · Jul 0 · Aug 0.9 · Sep 2.2 · Oct 21.6 · Nov 42.2 · Dec 87.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	29 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	7.27 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	461 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	33.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	16.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Simi Valley ±2.5 °C. Elsewhere: Granada (Spain) ±1.5 °C, Vila Franca de Xira (Portugal) ±2.3 °C, Foggia (Italy) ±1.9 °C, Fuenlabrada (Spain) ±2.2 °C, Leganés (Spain) ±2.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

North Highlands spanned 22.8 km² at the end of 2025. The population density of North Highlands stood at 2,102.2 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport71.7%
Foreign residents28.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	22.81 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	28.71 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	13,767 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	2,102 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	48,660 people	31 Dec 2020	California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on North Highlands

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Fair Oaks as a North Highlands alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €4,691 Fair Oaks vs €2,853 North Highlands+64%
Foreign residents: 12.4% Fair Oaks vs 28.7% North Highlands−57%
Residents: 30,882 Fair Oaks vs 48,660 North Highlands−37%
Unemployment: 6.1% Fair Oaks vs 6.3% North Highlandssame level
Annual PM2.5: 7.3 µg/m³ Fair Oaks vs 7.3 µg/m³ North Highlandssame level

Full comparison More about Fair Oaks

North Bethesda as a North Highlands alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3793 km, better on 4 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €2,853 North Highlands+114%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 6.3% North Highlands−42%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 7.3 µg/m³ North Highlands−19%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 28.7% North Highlands+19%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near North Highlands

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Foothill Farms 2.4 km away

Rent: 1,566 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,082 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Antelope 4.8 km away

Rent: 2,022 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,781 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Carmichael 5.9 km away

Rent: 1,572 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,718 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Rio Linda 7.3 km away

Rent: 1,699 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,712 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Arden-Arcade 7.6 km away

Rent: 1,467 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,510 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Elverta 9.0 km away

Rent: 1,433 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,489 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Fair Oaks 10.2 km away

Rent: 1,765 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,691 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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What is the unemployment rate in North Highlands?

The unemployment rate is 6.25 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in North Highlands?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.27 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in North Highlands?

The published population is 48,660 people. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS).

How many foreign residents live in North Highlands?

13,767 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is North Highlands a good place to live?

North Highlands may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near North Highlands?

Foothill Farms, Antelope, Carmichael, Rio Linda, Citrus Heights are near North Highlands. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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