Best Places95825, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95825, 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.
95825 ranks 19,611th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 95825
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.
95825's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95825 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 149 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 95825 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,332 a month, better than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95825
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95825 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,925, 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 95825's effective rate of 0.76%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 95825
95825 runs younger than the country, 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 95825.
Who works in 95825, and how
Work in 95825 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 95825
95825 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 95825 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 95825, month by month
95825 sees roughly 149 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 48° | 41° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 97° | 78° | 63° |
| October | 80° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 95825
Sacramento International sits about 12 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 95825
Schools across 95825 average a C, better than 39% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Arden MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Arcade Fundamental MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Mira Loma HighA+ · 80% proficient
- Rio Americano HighB+ · 52% proficient
- El Camino Fundamental HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95825 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95825 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 95825 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 95825 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 95825
Is 95825 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95825 ranks 19,611th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and biking, and lowest on crime and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95825 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $414,028. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $67,925 median income, cost of living beats 17% of zip codes.
Is 95825 safe?
95825 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $827 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 95825?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 41. That works out to about 149 pleasant days a year, more than 89% of zip codes.
Is 95825 good for families?
Schools beat 39% of zip codes, crime safety beats 5%, and childcare runs $1,332 a month.
Compare 95825 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95825. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95825 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.
95825 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95825: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95825: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95825: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95825: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95825 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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