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Sacramento, CA

🇺🇸 California · Ranked #148 of 182 worldwide
51SCORE
Sacramento, CA is a balanced market with steady fundamentals. Here's the full data-driven picture — cost, safety, schools, jobs and climate risk.

A cheaper California alternative with government jobs; summer heat, wildfire smoke, and drought are the trade-offs.

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The numbers

Median home$575k
Median rent$2,282/mo
Gross rental yield4.8%
Median age39 yrs

How it scores

Climate
55
Affordability
40
Momentum
58
Resilience
55

Livability grades

C+Safety
C+Schools
BState
A-Hiking

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