Best Places95616, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95616, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
95616 ranks 5,565th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 95616
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
95616's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95616 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 175 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of zip codes
Where 95616 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,550 a month, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95616
A household needs to earn about $231,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95616 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $86,819, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 95616's effective rate of 0.77%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 95616
95616 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 95616.
Who works in 95616, and how
Work in 95616 centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 45%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 33%
Life in 95616
95616 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 73% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 95616 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 95616, month by month
95616 sees roughly 175 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 49° | 42° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 95° | 75° | 58° |
| October | 80° | 64° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 95616
Sacramento International sits about 13 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 85 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 95616
Schools across 95616 average an A, better than 89% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- John Knight MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Davis Senior HighA+ · 89% proficient
- Da Vinci Charter AcademyA · 68% proficient
- Dixon HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95616 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95616 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 95616 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 95616 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 22% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 95616
Is 95616 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95616 ranks 5,565th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, an educated workforce, and transit, and lowest on childcare costs and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95616 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $888,585. The overall cost of living runs about 27% above the national average. Set against a $86,819 median income, cost of living beats 23% of zip codes.
Is 95616 safe?
95616 is safer than 28% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $444 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 95616?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 42. That works out to about 175 pleasant days a year, more than 95% of zip codes.
Is 95616 good for families?
Schools beat 89% of zip codes, crime safety beats 28%, and childcare runs $1,550 a month.
Compare 95616 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95616. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95616 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
95616 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95616: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95616: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95616: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95616: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95616 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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