Truckee, CA vs Diamond Springs, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricTruckee, CADiamond Springs, CA
Population17,06610,927
Median Household Income$130,462$77,219
Median Rent$1,961/mo$1,682/mo
Median Home Value$947,900$423,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)—107
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.2%53.6%
Poverty Rate9%15.6%
Unemployment Rate4.8% (county)5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k184174*
Property Crime Rate /100k910477*
Median AQI4240
Good AQI Days /yr289320
Summer Highs81°F90°F
Winter Lows16°F38°F
Snowfall207 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute21.1 min21.1 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher19.520
College Degree Rate60.8%22.2%
Foreign-Born %10.7%4.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.2%+7.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Diamond Springs (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.