Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Median home value$630,100
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$2,262/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households32%
Sacramento 38%
Elk Grove
Sacramento County179,155 residentsElk Grove Unified
60
C
Suburbgrade score
7th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by commute & transport.
60
Sacramento median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Elk Grove is like to live in, by category
Bars show Elk Grove against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Within-state proficiency72nd pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio22.8
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate90%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 62/100
C
Housing cost index109
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.86%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax8.75%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 47/100
D
Mean commute30.8 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes51%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi2.4
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 84/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés146
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries13
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks74
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Median household income$125,924
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment6.4%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations48%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Elk Grove on commute & transport
Elk Grove's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Davis21 mi from Elk GroveB+ 64 C+ La Riviera11 mi from Elk GroveB 60 C Sacramento11 mi from Elk GroveB− 58 C Arden-Arcade13 mi from Elk GroveB− 55 C− Lemon Hill8 mi from Elk GroveC+ 50 D+ West Sacramento13 mi from Elk GroveC+ 52 D+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Elk Grove
Is Elk Grove, CA a good place to live?
Elk Grove scores 60 out of 100, 7th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Elk Grove expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $630,100, 7% above the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.86%. $2,262/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Elk Grove?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Elk Grove sit at the 72nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 22.8 student–teacher ratio. Elk Grove is served by Elk Grove Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Elk Grove?
The mean commute is 30.8 min, with 51% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 2.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Elk Grove?
Within two miles there are 13 groceries, 146 restaurants and cafés and 74 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Elk Grove old or new?
The median home in Elk Grove was built in 2000 — 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. 89% 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.