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Sacramento is a big city of 528,706 people in Sacramento County, California. It's part of the Sacramento, CA area. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $506k and rent runs about $2k a month.
528,706people
$506kTypical home
$1,779/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 528,706
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,360 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Sacramento, CA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $506k (≈$3,193/mo)
- Median rent $1,779/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (717 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,252 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SMF airport
- 11 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,513 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 141 bars within 25 mi
- 680 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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