Best Places95688, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95688, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
95688 ranks 7,946th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 95688
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.
95688's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95688 ranks high
- Household income$127,993 median, better than 92% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 95688 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,462 a month, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95688
A household needs to earn about $189,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95688 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $127,993, 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 95688'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 95688
95688's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 95688.
Who works in 95688, and how
Work in 95688 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 95688
95688 has more parkland per resident than 72% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 95688 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 95688, month by month
95688 sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 38° |
| April | 77° | 61° | 45° |
| July | 98° | 78° | 59° |
| October | 83° | 65° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 95688
Sacramento International sits about 30 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 95688
Schools across 95688 average a B−, better than 51% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kairos PublicB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- John Knight MiddleD · 23% proficient
- Winters MiddleD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Angelo Rodriguez HighB+ · 51% proficient
- Dixon HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Winters HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95688 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95688 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 95688 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 95688 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 75% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 95688
Is 95688 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95688 ranks 7,946th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on high incomes, big-city access, and clean air, and lowest on summer heat and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95688 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $724,603. The overall cost of living runs about 26% above the national average. Set against a $127,993 median income, cost of living beats 75% of zip codes.
Is 95688 safe?
95688 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $388 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 95688?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 38. That works out to about 137 pleasant days a year, more than 84% of zip codes.
Is 95688 good for families?
Schools beat 51% of zip codes, crime safety beats 44%, and childcare runs $1,462 a month.
Compare 95688 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95688. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95688 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.
95688 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95688: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95688: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95688: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95688: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95688 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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