The median home price in Sacramento is betwee $300K to $325K.

As long as you use common sense Sacramento is a great place to raise a family. Sacramento is just below the average in their crime rate for a city its size, but there are areas of the City that is not as safe as it's most highly sought after neighborhoods.

Sacramento is less affordable than many other metros nationwide, but for California, it is one of the most affordable larger urban areas within the state. Sacramento came in at No. 22 on the list of most expensive cities, with average monthly expenses of $2,276.3

Sacramento is primarily known as the capitol seat of the state of California. Its evolving contemporary culture has been dubbed the most "hipster city" in California. Sacramento is in the northern central valley, about an hour and a half from the beaches and an hour from the ski resorts of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range.

Whether you live in the suburbs or a downtown studio, you have an area you call home. Each neighborhood is different, and offers diverse opportunities. If the schools are important, then researching the schools within the area should be a priority. If you need a walkable community to amenities in the urban setting, then that should be your focus.

Using science and data, this is the current list of neighborhoods that are considered the best neighborhoods to live in.

River Park

Pocket

Village 9

East Sacramento

Willowcreek

Westlake

Natomas Park

South Land Park

New Era Park

Elmhurst

In Sacramento, the median annual household income is just over $65K, above the national median annual income of $62K.

July 18 is considered the hottest day of the year in Sacramento averagin a high of 94°F and low of 61°F. The cool season lasts for just under 3 months starting around the third week in November to the second week in February, averaging a daily high temperature below 62°F. The coldest day of the year is December 30, with an average low of 39°F and high of 53°F.

West Campus High School. Sacramento, CA

Granite Bay High

Davis Senior High

Pleasant Grove High

North Tahoe High

Folsom High

Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep

Rocklin High