Truckee, CA vs North Auburn, CA

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

MetricTruckee, CANorth Auburn, CA
Population17,06613,480
Median Household Income$130,462$71,056
Median Rent$1,961/mo$1,742/mo
Median Home Value$947,900$530,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)—107
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.2%49.7%
Poverty Rate9%11.1%
Unemployment Rate4.8% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k184299*
Property Crime Rate /100k910673*
Median AQI4252
Good AQI Days /yr289167
Summer Highs81°F90°F
Winter Lows16°F38°F
Snowfall207 in/yr7 in/yr
Avg Commute21.1 min27.1 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 55.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.521.9
College Degree Rate60.8%24.7%
Foreign-Born %10.7%13.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.2%-3.1%

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 North Auburn (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.