Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom
34 cities and suburbs across Sacramento, each scored out of 100 on the same national scales. The metro's median home is $589,500 and its mean commute 27.1 min. Folsom scores highest overall at 65. Rocklin leads on schools, Lemon Hill leads on cost of living.
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34 places
in Sacramento
in Sacramento
One of 50 metros graded so far, on the same national scales.
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Downtown Sacramento
Downtown Roseville
Folsom
Rocklin
Davis
Elk Grove
South Lake Tahoe
Lincoln
Cameron Park
Fair Oaks
Auburn
Citrus Heights
Arden-Arcade
Florin
Woodland
North Auburn
Placerville
Galt
Lemon Hill
Dot size = overall scoreA B C D Positions plotted from place centroids · rings measured from Downtown Sacramento
Every suburb of Sacramento, ranked
| # | Place | Score | Hous | Scho | Cost | Comm | Amen | Empl | Resi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Folsom | 65 C+ | C | C+ | C+ | C+ | A− | C− | — |
| 2 | Rocklin | 64 C+ | C− | B | C | C+ | B− | C | — |
| 3 | Davis | 64 C+ | D+ | B | C | B+ | B+ | D | — |
| 4 | Roseville | 64 C+ | C− | C+ | C+ | C+ | B+ | C | — |
| 5 | Granite Bay | 62 C | B+ | C+ | D+ | C+ | F | B− | — |
| 6 | El Dorado Hills | 61 C | B | B− | D+ | D+ | D− | B− | — |
| 7 | Elk Grove | 60 C | C | C | C | D | A− | C− | — |
| 8 | South Lake Tahoe | 60 C | D− | D+ | B | B+ | C+ | C | — |
| 9 | La Riviera | 60 C | D | D+ | B+ | B | C+ | C− | — |
| 10 | Lincoln | 60 C | C | C | C+ | D+ | B | C− | — |
| 11 | Sacramento | 58 C | D− | D | B | B− | A | D | — |
| 12 | Cameron Park | 57 C− | D+ | B− | B− | C− | D− | C− | — |
| 13 | Fair Oaks | 57 C− | C− | D | B | C− | C | D+ | — |
| 14 | Auburn | 57 C− | D− | C− | B | B | D+ | D | — |
| 15 | Citrus Heights | 55 C− | D− | D+ | B+ | C− | B | D− | — |
| 16 | Arden-Arcade | 55 C− | F | D+ | B | B− | B+ | F | — |
| 17 | Florin | 54 C− | F | C | B+ | D+ | B | F | — |
| 18 | Woodland | 54 C− | D− | D | B | C− | B− | D | — |
| 19 | Orangevale | 54 C− | D+ | D | B | D+ | C− | D+ | — |
| 20 | Antelope | 54 C− | D+ | C− | C | D+ | B | F | — |
| 21 | Carmichael | 53 C− | D− | D+ | B− | C+ | C+ | F | — |
| 22 | North Auburn | 53 C− | D− | C− | C+ | C− | C+ | D− | — |
| 23 | Rosemont | 52 D+ | D− | D | B | C | C− | D | — |
| 24 | West Sacramento | 52 D+ | D− | D | C+ | C+ | D+ | D+ | — |
| 25 | Rancho Cordova | 51 D+ | D− | C− | B | C− | D− | D− | — |
| 26 | Placerville | 51 D+ | F | C | B+ | C− | D− | D− | — |
| 27 | Parkway | 50 D+ | F | D | B+ | C | B+ | F | — |
| 28 | Galt | 50 D+ | D | C− | C+ | F | D+ | D | — |
| 29 | Lemon Hill | 50 D+ | F | D | A− | C+ | B+ | F | — |
| 30 | Foothill Farms | 49 D+ | F | F | B+ | C− | B | F | — |
| 31 | Vineyard | 48 D+ | C− | C− | C+ | D− | F | D+ | — |
| 32 | Diamond Springs | 48 D+ | F | D+ | B− | B− | F | F | — |
| 33 | North Highlands | 47 D | F | D− | B | D | B | F | — |
| 34 | Rio Linda | 46 D | D | F | B− | D+ | F | D+ | — |
— for Residents: fewer than 8 poll responses, so the category is not yet counted. Those places' overall scores are computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. 34 of 34 are currently below the threshold.
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