Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 52/100
D+
Median home value$565,100
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$1,932/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households35%
Sacramento 38%
Orangevale
Sacramento County35,958 residentsSan Juan Unified
54
C−
Suburbgrade score
19th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
54
Sacramento median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Orangevale is like to live in, by category
Bars show Orangevale against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Within-state proficiency52nd pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio23.9
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate88%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Housing cost index95
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.72%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax7.75%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 50/100
D+
Mean commute28.4 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes52%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi1.7
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés25
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks28
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 51/100
D+
Median household income$99,832
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment5.1%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations47%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Orangevale on schools
Orangevale's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Rocklin8 mi from OrangevaleB 64 C+ El Dorado Hills10 mi from OrangevaleB− 61 C Cameron Park13 mi from OrangevaleB− 57 C− Granite Bay6 mi from OrangevaleC+ 62 C Roseville8 mi from OrangevaleC+ 64 C+ Folsom5 mi from OrangevaleC+ 65 C+ Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Orangevale
Is Orangevale, CA a good place to live?
Orangevale scores 54 out of 100, 19th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Orangevale expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $565,100, 4% below the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.72%. $1,932/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Orangevale?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Orangevale sit at the 52nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 23.9 student–teacher ratio. Orangevale is served by San Juan Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Orangevale?
The mean commute is 28.4 min, with 52% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 19% working from home. Transit density is 1.7 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Orangevale?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 25 restaurants and cafés and 28 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Orangevale old or new?
The median home in Orangevale was built in 1976 — 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. 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.