Living in Sacramento

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The state capitol of California, Sacramento, is in the sunny Central Valley where much of California’s farming takes place. Old Town Sacramento is a tourist attraction with historic buildings, working steam trains, and converted paddle wheelers moored on the banks of the Sacramento River. Cal State Sacramento is here and nearby, there’s the University of California, Davis.

Sacramento’s light rail line has made commuting into downtown from some of the outer neighborhoods a lot easier, though the mild weather, mostly flat topography, and dedicated bike paths make Sacramento a great biking city. The city has a diverse population, a lively arts and music scene, and thousands of acres of parks.

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Sacramento is a Car-Dependent city

Most errands require a car.

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Sacramento is the 23rd most walkable large city in the US with 466,488 residents.

Sacramento has some public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

Find apartments in Sacramento's most walkable neighborhoods: Downtown, Midtown and Old North Sacramento.

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Sacramento Neighborhoods

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
1	Downtown	92	66	98	6,512
2	Midtown	91	52	100	8,586
3	Old North Sacramento	78	46	90	4,508
4	North Oak Park	76	42	95	4,388
5	Curtis Park	70	46	84	5,238
6	Hollywood Park	70	38	78	2,376
7	Med Center	69	46	94	986
8	Lawrence Park	66	35	60	1,847
9	East Sacramento	66	38	86	17,090
10	Central Oak Park	66	39	84	5,338
11	North City Farms	65	41	68	3,355
12	Mangan Park	64	38	70	1,342
13	Land Park	62	42	87	7,361
14	Noralto	62	41	87	3,203
15	Colonial Heights	60	36	79	1,760
16	Fruitridge Manor	60	38	66	3,537
17	South City Farms	59	40	66	1,884
18	South Oak Park	59	35	65	4,543
19	Colonial Village	57	29	84	2,924
20	Freeport Manor	57	29	69	1,220
21	Natomas Corporate Center	57	34	75	774
22	Elmhurst	56	46	84	3,333
23	Gardenland	56	32	87	3,752
24	Tahoe Park	56	36	75	3,948
25	Avondale	53	28	78	3,297
26	Northgate	53	28	81	4,097
27	Upper Land Park	53	33	89	3,993
28	Tallac Village	52	37	72	2,121
29	Woodbine	52	42	59	3,415
30	Natomas Crossing	50	25	64	3,116
31	Richardson Village	50	31	80	962
32	Metro Center	50	29	70	1,031
33	Tahoe Park East	49	43	77	1,064
34	Fairgrounds	48	42	78	807
35	East Del Paso Heights	47	32	56	3,952
36	South Hagginwood	47	38	75	4,770
37	Tahoe South Park	47	35	76	2,015
38	Glen Elder	45	25	67	3,041
39	South Natomas	45	30	69	22,657
40	California State University-Sacramento	45	32	77	5,067
41	Creekside	44	19	66	3,093
42	Parkway	43	39	57	18,297
43	Golf Course Terrace	43	31	62	4,066
44	Del Paso Heights	39	31	59	4,360
45	Colonial Village North	39	32	80	2,783
46	Riverlake	38	33	64	3,137
47	South East	38	36	63	5,293
48	South Land Park Terrace	37	27	76	2,433
49	Willis Acres	36	28	66	1,439
50	Meadowview	35	33	58	26,747
51	Valley Hi - North Laguna	35	35	60	40,484
52	Hagginwood	35	36	63	5,045
53	Brentwood	34	40	58	1,890
54	RP Sports Compex	34	21	61	1,154
55	College-Glen	34	36	70	8,712
56	Northpointe Park	32	20	64	9,922
57	Campus Commons	32	36	74	2,062
58	Robla	31	21	50	7,857
59	Oak Knoll	29	31	65	4,236
60	Frates Ranch	28	30	63	2,682
61	Westlake	27	11	57	3,182
62	Gateway West	23	14	57	7,912
63	Sundance Lake	21	13	58	4,868
64	Northpointe	20	16	38	1,571
65	Ralley Industrial Park	19	16	39	1,151
66	Willow Creek	19	17	55	4,113
67	Strawberry Manor	17	29	59	2,744
68	Little Pocket	16	23	57	1,054
69	Natomas Creek	8	14	49	3,511

Moving to Sacramento from another city?

Walk Score can help you locate a great studio, one bedroom or two bedroom apartment that’s close to the light rail line and has great amenities, like an outdoor pool that you can use for much of the year in sunny Sacramento. There are luxury condos downtown with open floor plans and kitchens with new appliances.

There are lots of single family homes for rent around Sacramento. Use Walk Score to find a three, four, and five bedroom homes with two car garage, and a big yard while still being walking distance from public transportation. Some single family homes are in gated complexes with shared swimming pools and landscaped grounds.

Eating & Drinking

There are about 1,607 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Sacramento.

People in Sacramento can walk to an average of 1 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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Sacramento has Some Transit

A few nearby public transportation options. Find Sacramento apartments for rent near public transit.

Public Transit Routes

Sacramento has some public transportation and about 55 bus and 3 light rail lines.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Sacramento on public transit.

Sacramento has about 34 car shares from RelayRides and Zipcar.

Neighborhood Guides

Thinking of renting an apartment or buying in Sacramento? Ask our neighborhood guides a question.

Wolfie

I enjoy walking and visiting my neighbors in Tahoe Park. I enjoy running, biking and traveling. Tahoe Park has major traffic issues and speeding but over all is a wonderful neighborhood. TPA- Tahoe Park Association is the local neighborhood association here you can join this community organization by emailing them tpacomm@gmail.com

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Sunday Farmers Market

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Sacramento is Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure.

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Crime in Sacramento

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Each year in Sacramento, 23 violent crimes and 46 property crimes occur per 1,000 people.

Use our crime maps to find an apartment for rent in a safe Sacramento neighborhood.

Pick a neighborhood to see crime maps or type an address to see the Crime Grade for that location.

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