Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 40/100
D−
Median home value$477,600
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$1,787/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households39%
Sacramento 38%
Rancho Cordova
Sacramento County81,849 residents2 school districts
51
D+
Suburbgrade score
25th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
51
Sacramento median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Rancho Cordova is like to live in, by category
Bars show Rancho Cordova against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 56/100
C−
Within-state proficiency77th pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio23.5
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate90%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 76/100
B
Housing cost index93
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.87%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax8.75%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Mean commute26.7 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes62%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 39/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés16
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks9
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 41/100
D−
Median household income$89,585
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment7.3%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations41%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Rancho Cordova on amenities
Rancho Cordova's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Sacramento13 mi from Rancho CordovaA 58 C Elk Grove14 mi from Rancho CordovaA− 60 C Folsom8 mi from Rancho CordovaA− 65 C+ Arden-Arcade8 mi from Rancho CordovaB+ 55 C− Parkway13 mi from Rancho CordovaB+ 50 D+ Lemon Hill13 mi from Rancho CordovaB+ 50 D+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Rancho Cordova
Is Rancho Cordova, CA a good place to live?
Rancho Cordova scores 51 out of 100, 25th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Rancho Cordova expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $477,600, 19% below the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.87%. $1,787/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Rancho Cordova?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Rancho Cordova sit at the 77th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 23.5 student–teacher ratio. Rancho Cordova is served by Folsom-Cordova Unified and Elk Grove Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Rancho Cordova?
The mean commute is 26.7 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 20% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Rancho Cordova?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 16 restaurants and cafés and 9 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Rancho Cordova old or new?
The median home in Rancho Cordova was built in 1979 — 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. 70% 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.