Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 54/100
C−
Median home value$596,000
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$2,090/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
Sacramento 38%
Vineyard
Sacramento County43,751 residentsElk Grove Unified
48
D+
Suburbgrade score
31st of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
48
Sacramento median 54
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Vineyard is like to live in, by category
Bars show Vineyard against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 55/100
C−
Within-state proficiency72nd pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio23.2
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate90%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Housing cost index103
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.77%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax7.75%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 42/100
D−
Mean commute29.0 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes51%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 19/100
F
Restaurants & cafés0
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks16
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 50/100
D+
Median household income$105,313
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment5.6%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations40%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Vineyard on amenities
Vineyard's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Sacramento10 mi from VineyardA 58 C Elk Grove5 mi from VineyardA− 60 C Folsom17 mi from VineyardA− 65 C+ Arden-Arcade9 mi from VineyardB+ 55 C− Parkway7 mi from VineyardB+ 50 D+ Lemon Hill8 mi from VineyardB+ 50 D+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Vineyard
Is Vineyard, CA a good place to live?
Vineyard scores 48 out of 100, 31st 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 Vineyard expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $596,000, 1% above the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.77%. $2,090/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Vineyard?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Vineyard sit at the 72nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 23.2 student–teacher ratio. Vineyard is served by Elk Grove Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Vineyard?
The mean commute is 29.0 min, with 51% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 15% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Vineyard?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 0 restaurants and cafés and 16 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Vineyard old or new?
The median home in Vineyard was built in 2000 — 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. 93% 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.