What is the cost of living in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom?

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 106.7, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 130.2, which is above the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $2,255/month.

What is the median salary in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom?

The median salary in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom is $81,568 annually (mean: $85,135). Top occupations include Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Management Analysts, Fast Food and Counter Workers.

How safe is Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom?

The violent crime rate in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom area is 477 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1986 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom?

The state of CA has 10,006 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1. Charter schools make up 12.8% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom?

Infant center-based childcare in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom area averages $17,920 per year. Preschool averages $11,385/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom a good place to relocate?

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom has a Life Score of 40.8/100 (F), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a below-average score, several dimensions likely pull the composite down; compare specific dimensions to see which ones.

Where does Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom ranks #376 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA

LiveAbility 27.2/100 places Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom #376 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

106.7
Cost index (US=100): $2,255
2BR rent / mo: $81,568
Median salary: 27.2
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom ranks #376 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (27.2/100), with its strongest marks in job market and climate.

#376
of 387 US metros · Well below median: 39,431,263
metro-area population: 477
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 10,006
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: schools (5/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom ranks #376 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 106.7 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $2,255/mo, median salary $81,568; LiveAbility Score 27.2/100, strongest in job market and climate.

Signature: LiveAbility 27.2/100 places Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom #376 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP 106.7 lands in the dearer third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $2,255/mo.

LiveAbility 27.2/100 puts Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom in the bottom third (#376 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom area is 1,060,500.

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

27 Top 97% higher than 3% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA; housing RPP 130.2 (100 = national average); 2BR $2,255/mo.

Studio

$1,748

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,832

/month

2 Bedroom

$2,255

/month

3 Bedroom

$3,002

/month

4 Bedroom

$3,460

/month

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom wages and employment

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom posts 1,060,500 total employment with median salary $81,568 against a dearer-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$81,568

Mean Salary

$85,135

Total Employment

1,060,500

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$34,320
Management Analysts	$82,990
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$42,860
Registered Nurses	$171,460
Retail Salespersons	$38,100

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom area from NCES.

Schools

10,006

Enrollment

5,787,663

Student:Teacher

21.5:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$17,920

per year

Toddler (Center)

$12,300

per year

Preschool (Center)

$11,385

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom's composite Life Score is 40.8/100 (F), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

5/100

Bottom decile

Wages

98/100

Elite

Rent

5/100

Bottom decile

Crime

10/100

Bottom decile

Schools

95/100

Elite

Childcare

6/100

Bottom decile

Environment

77/100

Strong

LiveAbility Score

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Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom ranks #376 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 27.2/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Job market (98/100)

Job market

98
Climate

90
Safety

10
Low hazard

10
Air quality

7
Cost of living

5
Housing

5
Schools

5

What this shows Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom's strongest dimensions are job market and climate; its weakest among scored dims is schools at 5/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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