Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 62/100
C
Median home value$755,200
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$2,352/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households31%
Sacramento 38%
Folsom
Sacramento County83,916 residentsFolsom-Cordova Unified
65
C+
Suburbgrade score
1st of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by employment & income.
65
Sacramento median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Folsom is like to live in, by category
Bars show Folsom against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Within-state proficiency83rd pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio23.1
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate90%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 67/100
C+
Housing cost index123
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.86%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax7.75%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Mean commute26.6 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes60%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi0.8
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 83/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés87
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries10
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks90
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Median household income$139,804
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment6.3%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations62%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Folsom on employment & income
Folsom's weakest grade is C−. Four suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
El Dorado Hills5 mi from FolsomB− 61 C Granite Bay7 mi from FolsomB− 62 C Rocklin11 mi from FolsomC 64 C+ Roseville12 mi from FolsomC 64 C+ Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Folsom
Is Folsom, CA a good place to live?
Folsom scores 65 out of 100, 1st 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 Folsom expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $755,200, 28% above the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.86%. $2,352/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Folsom?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Folsom sit at the 83rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 23.1 student–teacher ratio. Folsom is served by Folsom-Cordova Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Folsom?
The mean commute is 26.6 min, with 60% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 31% working from home. Transit density is 0.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Folsom?
Within two miles there are 10 groceries, 87 restaurants and cafés and 90 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Folsom old or new?
The median home in Folsom was built in 1997 — 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. 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.