Best Places95826, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95826, 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.
95826 ranks 12,140th 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 95826
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.
95826's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95826 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 148 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 95826 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,332 a month, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95826
A household needs to earn about $117,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95826 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $89,059, 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 95826's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 95826
95826 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 95826.
Who works in 95826, and how
Work in 95826 centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 95826
95826 has more parkland per resident than 70% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 95826 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 95826, month by month
95826 sees roughly 148 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 95826
Sacramento International sits about 15 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 95826
Schools across 95826 average a B−, better than 54% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sierra-enterprise ElementaryC− · 26% proficient
Top middle schools
- Katherine L. Albiani MiddleA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Pleasant Grove HighA− · 66% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95826 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95826 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 95826 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 95826 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 20% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 95826
Is 95826 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95826 ranks 12,140th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, transit, and population health, and lowest on noise and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95826 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $456,739. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $89,059 median income, cost of living beats 42% of zip codes.
Is 95826 safe?
95826 is safer than 18% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $511 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 95826?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 40. That works out to about 148 pleasant days a year, more than 88% of zip codes.
Is 95826 good for families?
Schools beat 54% of zip codes, crime safety beats 18%, and childcare runs $1,332 a month.
Compare 95826 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95826. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95826 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.
95826 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95826: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95826: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95826: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95826: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95826 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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