Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 20/100
F
Median home value$349,900
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$1,421/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households50%
Sacramento 38%
Lemon Hill
Sacramento County15,312 residentsSacramento City Unified
50
D+
Suburbgrade score
29th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strong on cost of living and amenities, held back by employment & income.
50
Sacramento median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lemon Hill is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lemon Hill against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 43/100
D
Within-state proficiency46th pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio22.7
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate85%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 86/100
A−
Housing cost index73
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.52%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax7.75%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Mean commute25.2 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes72%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi16
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 81/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés82
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries22
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks43
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 15/100
F
Median household income$48,762
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment8.7%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations19%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lemon Hill on employment & income
Lemon Hill's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
El Dorado Hills25 mi from Lemon HillB− 61 C Granite Bay23 mi from Lemon HillB− 62 C Rocklin23 mi from Lemon HillC 64 C+ Roseville19 mi from Lemon HillC 64 C+ Folsom20 mi from Lemon HillC− 65 C+ La Riviera7 mi from Lemon HillC− 60 C Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Lemon Hill
Is Lemon Hill, CA a good place to live?
Lemon Hill scores 50 out of 100, 29th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Lemon Hill expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades A−. The median home is $349,900, 41% below the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.52%. $1,421/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lemon Hill?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Lemon Hill sit at the 46th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 85% graduation rate and a 22.7 student–teacher ratio. Lemon Hill is served by Sacramento City Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lemon Hill?
The mean commute is 25.2 min, with 72% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.8% working from home. Transit density is 16 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lemon Hill?
Within two miles there are 22 groceries, 82 restaurants and cafés and 43 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Lemon Hill old or new?
The median home in Lemon Hill was built in 1964 — 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. 62% 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.