Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 34/100
F
Median home value$560,200
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$1,588/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households45%
Sacramento 38%
Arden-Arcade
Sacramento County94,994 residentsSan Juan Unified
55
C−
Suburbgrade score
16th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by employment & income.
55
Sacramento median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Arden-Arcade is like to live in, by category
Bars show Arden-Arcade against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Within-state proficiency52nd pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio23.0
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate88%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Housing cost index94
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.71%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax7.75%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Mean commute25.9 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes69%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi18
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 81/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés111
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries14
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks62
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 31/100
F
Median household income$77,321
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment8.6%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations44%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Arden-Arcade on employment & income
Arden-Arcade's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
El Dorado Hills19 mi from Arden-ArcadeB− 61 C Granite Bay16 mi from Arden-ArcadeB− 62 C Rocklin16 mi from Arden-ArcadeC 64 C+ Roseville12 mi from Arden-ArcadeC 64 C+ Folsom14 mi from Arden-ArcadeC− 65 C+ La Riviera3 mi from Arden-ArcadeC− 60 C Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Arden-Arcade
Is Arden-Arcade, CA a good place to live?
Arden-Arcade scores 55 out of 100, 16th 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 Arden-Arcade expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $560,200, 5% below the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.71%. $1,588/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Arden-Arcade?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Arden-Arcade sit at the 52nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 23.0 student–teacher ratio. Arden-Arcade is served by San Juan Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Arden-Arcade?
The mean commute is 25.9 min, with 69% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 18% working from home. Transit density is 18 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Arden-Arcade?
Within two miles there are 14 groceries, 111 restaurants and cafés and 62 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Arden-Arcade old or new?
The median home in Arden-Arcade was built in 1966 — older 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. 54% 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.