Best Places95762, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95762, 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.
95762 ranks 985th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 95762
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.
95762's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95762 ranks high
- Household income$178,962 median, better than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 158 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of zip codes
Where 95762 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,556 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Short commute32.4 minutes each way, better than only 18% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95762
A household needs to earn about $253,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95762 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $178,962, 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 95762's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 95762
95762 runs older than the country, 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 95762.
Who works in 95762, and how
Work in 95762 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 95762
95762 has more parkland per resident than 66% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 95762 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 95762, month by month
95762 sees roughly 158 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 48° | 40° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 96° | 77° | 60° |
| October | 80° | 64° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 95762
Sacramento International sits about 28 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 95762
Schools across 95762 average a B+, better than 79% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lakeview ElementaryA+ · 78% proficient
- Jackson ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Latrobe ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marina Village MiddleA · 64% proficient
- Miller's HillA · 62% proficient
- Pleasant Grove MiddleB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Oak Ridge HighA− · 61% proficient
- Ponderosa HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Union Mine HighB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95762 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95762 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 95762 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 95762 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 97% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 30% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 91% of zip codes, health care access beats 87%, and it is quieter than 57%.
Common questions about living in 95762
Is 95762 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95762 ranks 985th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on high incomes, what local pay buys, and an educated workforce, 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 95762 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $966,599. The overall cost of living runs about 25% above the national average. Set against a $178,962 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 95762 safe?
Yes, 95762 is safer than 73% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 95762?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 40. That works out to about 158 pleasant days a year, more than 91% of zip codes.
Is 95762 good for families?
Schools beat 79% of zip codes, crime safety beats 73%, and childcare runs $1,556 a month.
Compare 95762 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95762. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95762 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.
95762 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95762: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95762: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95762: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95762: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95762 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.
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