Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 57/100
C−
Median home value$703,400
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$2,258/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
Sacramento 38%
Rocklin
Placer County73,327 residentsRocklin Unified
64
C+
Suburbgrade score
2nd of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by housing & affordability.
64
Sacramento median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Rocklin is like to live in, by category
Bars show Rocklin against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 75/100
B
Within-state proficiency91st pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio21.5
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate95%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 58/100
C
Housing cost index119
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.89%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax7.25%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Mean commute26.1 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes67%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi0.5
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 71/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés52
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks87
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 62/100
C
Median household income$124,168
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment4.5%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations54%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Rocklin on housing & affordability
Rocklin's weakest grade is C−. Four suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Granite Bay5 mi from RocklinB+ 62 C El Dorado Hills14 mi from RocklinB 61 C Folsom11 mi from RocklinC 65 C+ Lincoln5 mi from RocklinC 60 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Rocklin
Is Rocklin, CA a good place to live?
Rocklin scores 64 out of 100, 2nd of 34 Sacramento suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Rocklin expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $703,400, 19% above the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.89%. $2,258/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Rocklin?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Rocklin sit at the 91st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 21.5 student–teacher ratio. Rocklin is served by Rocklin Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Rocklin?
The mean commute is 26.1 min, with 67% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 24% working from home. Transit density is 0.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Rocklin?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 52 restaurants and cafés and 87 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Rocklin old or new?
The median home in Rocklin was built in 1998 — newer 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. 75% 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.