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Folsom is a mid-size city of 83,916 people in Sacramento County, California. It's about 19 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $755k and rent runs about $2k a month.
83,916people
$755kTypical home
$2,352/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 83,916
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,010 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 19 mi to Sacramento, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $755k (≈$4,762/mo)
- Median rent $2,352/mo
- Median household income $140k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (169 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,251 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to SMF airport
- 24 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 328 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,539 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 145 bars within 25 mi
- 658 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Sacramento County: D+20 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk