Metro area · California
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is a metropolitan area of 4 counties in California, home to 2,477,274 residents. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area has a quality-of-life score of 65 out of 100 (high), ranking #325 of 925 US metro and micro areas. Among metro and micro areas based in California it ranks #12 of 34. It ranks best on access to exercise opportunities (high), average weekly wage (high) and broadband subscriptions (high). It ranks worst on median Air Quality Index (high), high ozone days (high) and home price to income ratio (high).
- Quality-of-life score
- #325 of 925 metro and micro areas
- California
- #12 of 34 in CA
- Population
- 2,477,274 (2025)
- Land area
- 5,094 mi²
- Density
- 486.3 /mi²
- CBSA code
- 40900
Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 69 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.
Scores by category
Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.
- Safety46#500/924
- Economy82#167/925
- Housing5#883/925
- Health86#133/925
- Healthcare91#80/923
- Environment20#736/917
- Education76#223/925
- Infrastructure86#127/925
- Community32#626/925
- Leisure & amenities67#303/925
Strengths · Weaknesses
Indicators where Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).
Strengths
- Access to exercise opportunities · high96.9%98/100California 94.3%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
- Average weekly wage · high$1,538
- Broadband subscriptions · high93.8%
- Median household income · high$97,188
- Adult smoking · low11.3%94/100California 12.6%United States 16.1%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
- Adult obesity · low28.8%94/100California 30.4%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Weaknesses
- Median Air Quality Index · high55
- High ozone days · high5 days6/100California 38 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties
- Home price to income ratio · high6.1×
- Severe housing problems · high20.5%7/100California 25.8%United States 16.8%2017-2021University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
- Rent as share of income · high33.4%
- Rent-burdened households · high56.5%
Trends
The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.
- Drought exposureImproving
100% (2021) → 2% (Nov 2025–Oct 2026)
−98 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
- New business applicationsImproving
9.5 /1k (2020) → 18.3 /1k (2025)
+93%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
- High ozone daysImproving
16 days (2017) → 5 days (2022)
−67%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
- Days with unhealthy airImproving
13.7% (2020) → 1.4% (2025)
−12 pts5 years
- Voter turnoutWorsening
72.1% (2020) → 64.8% (2024)
−7.3 pts4 yearsUS 68.5% → 65.2%
- Median household incomeImproving
$72,280 (2015-2019) → $97,188 (2020-2024)
+34%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
What changed in five years
How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.
Metro and micro areas like Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area five years ago that improved
The places whose measures looked most like those of Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.
Who lives here
Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).
Income
How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.
Homes
Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.
Getting to work
How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.
Jobs and pay
What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
Local businesses
Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.
Federal contract spending
Federal grants & assistance
Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.
Counties in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.
Principal cities
The cities the area is named for.
Largest cities and towns
By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.
- Sacramento528,706
- Elk Grove179,155
- Roseville155,955
- Arden-Arcade94,994
- Citrus Heights86,995
- Folsom83,916
- Rancho Cordova81,849
- Carmichael76,948
- Rocklin73,327
- Davis66,978
- Woodland61,854
- West Sacramento54,927
- Lincoln52,956
- El Dorado Hills51,026
- Florin50,211
- Antelope48,301
- North Highlands47,957
- Vineyard43,751
- Foothill Farms36,435
- Orangevale35,958
- Fair Oaks32,799
- Galt25,962
- Rosemont23,766
- Granite Bay21,673
Other metro and micro areas in California
Areas based in California, best score first.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA56
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA27
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA83
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA73
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA87
- Fresno, CA17
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA5
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA77
- Stockton-Lodi, CA28
- Modesto, CA27
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA93
- Visalia, CA11
- Vallejo, CA61
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA76
- Salinas, CA61
- Merced, CA4
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA85
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA89
- Chico, CA44
- Yuba City, CA21
- Redding, CA48
- El Centro, CA12
- Hanford-Corcoran, CA10
- Napa, CA87
Neighboring metro and micro areas
Places that share a border, best score first.
Similar metro and micro areas
Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA73Alike on Exercise access, Price level, Libraries
- Vallejo, CA61Alike on Exercise access, Price level, Broadband
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA56Alike on Exercise access, Household income, Broadband
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA77Alike on Exercise access, Broadband, Price level
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA87Alike on Exercise access, Price level, Libraries
Data and sources
Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.
- Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
- PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
- Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
- Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
- Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
- Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
- Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
- U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-10-06
- Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
- nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
- Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
- Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
- Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
- American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
- Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
- Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
- Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
- Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
- Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
- Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
- Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
- Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
- County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
- Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08