Living in Rocklin, CA
Rocklin is a mid-size city of 73,327 people in Placer County, California. It's about 20 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $703k and rent runs about $2k a month.
73,327people
$703kTypical home
$2,258/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 73,327
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,696 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 20 mi to Sacramento, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $703k (≈$4,436/mo)
- Median rent $2,258/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (819 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SMF airport
- 20 mi to SMF (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 381 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,333 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 131 bars within 25 mi
- 563 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Placer County: R+9 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk