Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 25/100
F
Median home value$374,700
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$1,517/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households43%
Sacramento 38%
Parkway
Sacramento County15,397 residentsSacramento City Unified
50
D+
Suburbgrade score
27th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, 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 Parkway is like to live in, by category
Bars show Parkway against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 45/100
D
Within-state proficiency48th pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio22.8
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate85%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 81/100
B+
Housing cost index76
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.67%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax7.75%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 62/100
C
Mean commute24.7 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes65%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi14
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 81/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés92
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries17
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks62
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 17/100
F
Median household income$64,375
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment9.3%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations21%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Parkway on employment & income
Parkway's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Granite Bay24 mi from ParkwayB− 62 C Rocklin24 mi from ParkwayC 64 C+ Roseville20 mi from ParkwayC 64 C+ Folsom20 mi from ParkwayC− 65 C+ La Riviera7 mi from ParkwayC− 60 C Elk Grove7 mi from ParkwayC− 60 C Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Parkway
Is Parkway, CA a good place to live?
Parkway scores 50 out of 100, 27th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Parkway expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $374,700, 36% below the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.67%. $1,517/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Parkway?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Parkway sit at the 48th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 85% graduation rate and a 22.8 student–teacher ratio. Parkway is served by Sacramento City Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Parkway?
The mean commute is 24.7 min, with 65% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 10% working from home. Transit density is 14 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Parkway?
Within two miles there are 17 groceries, 92 restaurants and cafés and 62 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Parkway old or new?
The median home in Parkway 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. 68% 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.