Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 47/100
D
Median home value$487,500
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$1,596/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
Sacramento 38%
Galt
Sacramento County25,962 residents2 school districts
50
D+
Suburbgrade score
28th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
50
Sacramento median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Galt is like to live in, by category
Bars show Galt against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 56/100
C−
Within-state proficiency65th pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio21.9
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate92%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 67/100
C+
Housing cost index86
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.76%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax9.25%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 35/100
F
Mean commute31.2 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes52%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 49/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés23
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks20
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 46/100
D
Median household income$94,393
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment6.1%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations34%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Galt on commute & transport
Galt's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
La Riviera21 mi from GaltB 60 C Sacramento23 mi from GaltB− 58 C Arden-Arcade23 mi from GaltB− 55 C− Lemon Hill19 mi from GaltC+ 50 D+ West Sacramento24 mi from GaltC+ 52 D+ Parkway18 mi from GaltC 50 D+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Galt
Is Galt, CA a good place to live?
Galt scores 50 out of 100, 28th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Galt expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $487,500, 17% below the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.76%. $1,596/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Galt?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Galt sit at the 65th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 21.9 student–teacher ratio. Galt is served by Galt Joint Union High and Galt Joint Union Elementary. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Galt?
The mean commute is 31.2 min, with 52% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Galt?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 23 restaurants and cafés and 20 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Galt old or new?
The median home in Galt was built in 1994 — 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. 83% 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.