Best Places95811, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95811, 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.
95811 ranks 12,412th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 95811
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.
95811's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95811 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 156 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of zip codes
Where 95811 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95811
A household needs to earn about $217,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95811 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $76,619, 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 95811's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 95811
95811's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 95811.
Who works in 95811, and how
Work in 95811 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 52%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 26%
Life in 95811
95811 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 97% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 95811 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 95811, month by month
95811 sees roughly 156 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 76° | 60° | 46° |
| July | 96° | 75° | 59° |
| October | 82° | 64° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 95811
Sacramento International sits about 10 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 95811
Schools across 95811 average a B−, better than 52% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Natomas HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95811 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95811 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 95811 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 95811
Is 95811 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95811 ranks 12,412th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, transit, and walkability, and lowest on noise and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95811 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $824,465. The overall cost of living runs about 21% above the national average. Set against a $76,619 median income, cost of living beats 20% of zip codes.
Is 95811 safe?
95811 is safer than 10% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $655 per resident a year.
Compare 95811 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95811. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95811 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.
95811 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95811: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95811: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95811: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95811: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95811 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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