Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 49/100
D+
Median home value$489,800
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$2,189/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households35%
Sacramento 38%
Antelope
Sacramento County48,301 residents3 school districts
54
C−
Suburbgrade score
20th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by employment & income.
54
Sacramento median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Antelope is like to live in, by category
Bars show Antelope against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 54/100
C−
Within-state proficiency60th pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio22.6
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate90%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Housing cost index97
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.76%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax7.75%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Mean commute29.1 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes54%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi3.6
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 73/100
B
Restaurants & cafés53
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries12
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks43
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 36/100
F
Median household income$99,067
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment8.5%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations36%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Antelope on employment & income
Antelope's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
El Dorado Hills17 mi from AntelopeB− 61 C Granite Bay11 mi from AntelopeB− 62 C Rocklin9 mi from AntelopeC 64 C+ Roseville4 mi from AntelopeC 64 C+ Folsom12 mi from AntelopeC− 65 C+ La Riviera10 mi from AntelopeC− 60 C Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Antelope
Is Antelope, CA a good place to live?
Antelope scores 54 out of 100, 20th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Antelope expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $489,800, 17% below the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.76%. $2,189/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Antelope?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Antelope sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 22.6 student–teacher ratio. Antelope is served by Center Joint Unified, Roseville Joint Union High and Dry Creek Joint Elementary. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Antelope?
The mean commute is 29.1 min, with 54% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 17% working from home. Transit density is 3.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Antelope?
Within two miles there are 12 groceries, 53 restaurants and cafés and 43 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Antelope old or new?
The median home in Antelope was built in 1993 — newer than the Sacramento median of 1984. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 85% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.