Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median home value$661,400
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$2,142/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
Sacramento 38%
Roseville
Placer County155,955 residents3 school districts
64
C+
Suburbgrade score
4th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strongest on amenities, 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 Roseville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Roseville against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 65/100
C+
Within-state proficiency81st pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio22.4
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate90%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Housing cost index114
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.84%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax7.75%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Mean commute27.3 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes64%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi5.8
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 79/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés76
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks59
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Median household income$119,288
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment5.2%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations51%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Roseville on housing & affordability
Roseville's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Granite Bay8 mi from RosevilleB+ 62 C El Dorado Hills16 mi from RosevilleB 61 C Folsom12 mi from RosevilleC 65 C+ Elk Grove25 mi from RosevilleC 60 C Lincoln7 mi from RosevilleC 60 C Rocklin5 mi from RosevilleC− 64 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Roseville
Is Roseville, CA a good place to live?
Roseville scores 64 out of 100, 4th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Roseville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $661,400, 12% above the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.84%. $2,142/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Roseville?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Roseville sit at the 81st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 22.4 student–teacher ratio. Roseville is served by Roseville Joint Union High, Roseville City Elementary and Dry Creek Joint Elementary. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Roseville?
The mean commute is 27.3 min, with 64% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 24% working from home. Transit density is 5.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Roseville?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 76 restaurants and cafés and 59 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Roseville old or new?
The median home in Roseville 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. 79% 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.