Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 81/100
B+
Median home value$1,135,900
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$2,740/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households29%
Sacramento 38%
Granite Bay
Placer County21,673 residents4 school districts
62
C
Suburbgrade score
5th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strongest on housing & affordability, held back by amenities.
62
Sacramento median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Granite Bay is like to live in, by category
Bars show Granite Bay against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 67/100
C+
Within-state proficiency94th pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio23.7
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate92%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Housing cost index152
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.69%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax7.25%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Mean commute25.3 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes66%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 31/100
F
Restaurants & cafés11
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks2
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 68/100
B−
Median household income$184,606
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment4.5%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations64%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Granite Bay on amenities
Granite Bay's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Sacramento21 mi from Granite BayA 58 C Folsom7 mi from Granite BayA− 65 C+ Arden-Arcade16 mi from Granite BayB+ 55 C− Parkway24 mi from Granite BayB+ 50 D+ Lemon Hill23 mi from Granite BayB+ 50 D+ Roseville8 mi from Granite BayB+ 64 C+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Granite Bay
Is Granite Bay, CA a good place to live?
Granite Bay scores 62 out of 100, 5th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. It is strongest on housing & affordability and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Granite Bay expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $1,135,900, 93% above the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.69%. $2,740/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Granite Bay?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Granite Bay sit at the 94th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 23.7 student–teacher ratio. Granite Bay is served by Roseville Joint Union High School District, Eureka Union, Placer Union High School District and Loomis Union Elementary. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Granite Bay?
The mean commute is 25.3 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 26% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Granite Bay?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 11 restaurants and cafés and 2 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Granite Bay old or new?
The median home in Granite Bay was built in 1987 — close to 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. 95% 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.
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