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Best places to live in Greater Sacramento

32 places with 1,844,338 residents within about 35 km of Sacramento, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Sacramento, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Granite Bay
    California, 20,402 residents    66
  2. 2Roseville (California)
    California, 130,269 residents    62
  3. 3Rocklin
    California, 61,213 residents    60
  4. 4Arden-Arcade
    California, 92,186 residents    51
  5. 5Carmichael
    California, 61,762 residents    50
  6. 6Folsom (California)
    California, 76,375 residents    49
  7. 7Vineyard (California)
    California, 24,836 residents    49
  8. 8Orangevale
    California, 33,960 residents    49
  9. 9Rosemont (California)
    California, 22,681 residents    49
  10. 10Fair Oaks (California)
    California, 30,912 residents    49

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For retired couples

  1. 1Granite Bay
    California, 20,402 residents    76
  2. 2Roseville (California)
    California, 130,269 residents    70
  3. 3Arden-Arcade
    California, 92,186 residents    69
  4. 4Vineyard (California)
    California, 24,836 residents    69
  5. 5Folsom (California)
    California, 76,375 residents    69
  6. 6Rosemont (California)
    California, 22,681 residents    69
  7. 7Woodland (California)
    California, 58,567 residents    69
  8. 8Carmichael
    California, 61,762 residents    68
  9. 9Rocklin
    California, 61,213 residents    68
  10. 10Fair Oaks (California)
    California, 30,912 residents    68

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For remote workers

  1. 1Granite Bay
    California, 20,402 residents    65
  2. 2Arden-Arcade
    California, 92,186 residents    64
  3. 3Carmichael
    California, 61,762 residents    64
  4. 4Rosemont (California)
    California, 22,681 residents    63
  5. 5Folsom (California)
    California, 76,375 residents    63
  6. 6Fair Oaks (California)
    California, 30,912 residents    63
  7. 7Orangevale
    California, 33,960 residents    63
  8. 8Vineyard (California)
    California, 24,836 residents    63
  9. 9North Highlands
    California, 42,694 residents    63
  10. 10Rancho Cordova
    California, 71,017 residents    62

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For commuters

  1. 1Roseville (California)
    California, 130,269 residents    81
  2. 2Rocklin
    California, 61,213 residents    77
  3. 3Elk Grove
    California, 166,913 residents    75
  4. 4Citrus Heights
    California, 87,056 residents    74
  5. 5Arden-Arcade
    California, 92,186 residents    73
  6. 6Antelope (California)
    California, 45,770 residents    72
  7. 7Granite Bay
    California, 20,402 residents    72
  8. 8Vineyard (California)
    California, 24,836 residents    70
  9. 9Folsom (California)
    California, 76,375 residents    70
  10. 10Carmichael
    California, 61,762 residents    70

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For single professionals

  1. 1Roseville (California)
    California, 130,269 residents    72
  2. 2Elk Grove
    California, 166,913 residents    68
  3. 3Citrus Heights
    California, 87,056 residents    68
  4. 4Arden-Arcade
    California, 92,186 residents    68
  5. 5Rocklin
    California, 61,213 residents    65
  6. 6Carmichael
    California, 61,762 residents    65
  7. 7Folsom (California)
    California, 76,375 residents    65
  8. 8Antelope (California)
    California, 45,770 residents    65
  9. 9North Highlands
    California, 42,694 residents    63
  10. 10Foothill Farms
    California, 33,121 residents    63

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Granite Bay
    California, 20,402 residents    30
  2. 2Roseville (California)
    California, 130,269 residents    30
  3. 3Rocklin
    California, 61,213 residents    30
  4. 4Arden-Arcade
    California, 92,186 residents    26
  5. 5Carmichael
    California, 61,762 residents    26
  6. 6Folsom (California)
    California, 76,375 residents    26
  7. 7Antelope (California)
    California, 45,770 residents    25
  8. 8North Highlands
    California, 42,694 residents    25
  9. 9Foothill Farms
    California, 33,121 residents    25
  10. 10Fair Oaks (California)
    California, 30,912 residents    25

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Towns in Greater Sacramento