Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 42/100
D−
Median home value$672,500
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$1,501/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households43%
Sacramento 38%
Auburn
Placer County13,768 residents2 school districts
57
C−
Suburbgrade score
14th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
57
Sacramento median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Auburn is like to live in, by category
Bars show Auburn against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 53/100
C−
Within-state proficiency52nd pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio20.7
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate95%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 76/100
B
Housing cost index96
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.84%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax7.25%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Mean commute21.2 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes72%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi0.4
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 52/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés25
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks8
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 46/100
D
Median household income$82,674
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment4.0%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations48%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Auburn on housing & affordability
Auburn's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Granite Bay11 mi from AuburnB+ 62 C El Dorado Hills15 mi from AuburnB 61 C Folsom16 mi from AuburnC 65 C+ Lincoln12 mi from AuburnC 60 C Rocklin11 mi from AuburnC− 64 C+ Fair Oaks19 mi from AuburnC− 57 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Auburn
Is Auburn, CA a good place to live?
Auburn scores 57 out of 100, 14th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Auburn expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $672,500, 14% above the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.84%. $1,501/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Auburn?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Auburn sit at the 52nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 20.7 student–teacher ratio. Auburn is served by Placer Union High and Auburn Union Elementary. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Auburn?
The mean commute is 21.2 min, with 72% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 19% working from home. Transit density is 0.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Auburn?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 25 restaurants and cafés and 8 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Auburn old or new?
The median home in Auburn was built in 1978 — 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. 77% 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.