Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 44/100
D
Median home value$459,200
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$1,849/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households31%
Sacramento 38%
La Riviera
Sacramento County11,492 residents2 school districts
60
C
Suburbgrade score
9th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
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 La Riviera is like to live in, by category
Bars show La Riviera against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 52/100
D+
Within-state proficiency54th pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio20.5
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate86%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 79/100
B+
Housing cost index87
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.71%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax7.75%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Mean commute25.8 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes72%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi8.0
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 64/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés50
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks28
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Median household income$97,975
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment5.5%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations48%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than La Riviera on housing & affordability
La Riviera's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Granite Bay17 mi from La RivieraB+ 62 C El Dorado Hills18 mi from La RivieraB 61 C Folsom13 mi from La RivieraC 65 C+ Elk Grove11 mi from La RivieraC 60 C Lincoln21 mi from La RivieraC 60 C Rocklin17 mi from La RivieraC− 64 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in La Riviera
Is La Riviera, CA a good place to live?
La Riviera scores 60 out of 100, 9th 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 La Riviera expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $459,200, 22% below the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.71%. $1,849/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in La Riviera?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving La Riviera sit at the 54th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 20.5 student–teacher ratio. La Riviera is served by Sacramento City Unified and Folsom-Cordova Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from La Riviera?
The mean commute is 25.8 min, with 72% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 24% working from home. Transit density is 8.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in La Riviera?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 50 restaurants and cafés and 28 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in La Riviera old or new?
The median home in La Riviera was built in 1975 — 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. 72% 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.