Best Places95835, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95835, 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.
95835 ranks 4,376th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 95835
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.
95835's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95835 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Household income$120,077 median, better than 90% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 95835 ranks low
- 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 13% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95835
A household needs to earn about $163,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95835 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $120,077, 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 95835's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 95835
95835's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 95835.
Who works in 95835, and how
Work in 95835 centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 95835
95835 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 90% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 95835 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 95835, month by month
95835 sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 76° | 61° | 46° |
| July | 97° | 77° | 60° |
| October | 82° | 65° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 95835
Sacramento International sits about 4 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 95835
Schools across 95835 average a C+, better than 44% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- HeronD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Inderkum HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95835 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95835 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 95835 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 95835 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 82% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 26% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 95835
Is 95835 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95835 ranks 4,376th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, biking, and high incomes, and lowest on taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95835 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $602,682. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $120,077 median income, cost of living beats 82% of zip codes.
Is 95835 safe?
95835 is safer than 51% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $326 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 95835?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 39. That works out to about 139 pleasant days a year, more than 85% of zip codes.
Is 95835 good for families?
Schools beat 44% of zip codes, crime safety beats 51%, and childcare runs $1,332 a month.
Compare 95835 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95835. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95835 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.
95835 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95835: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95835: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95835: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95835: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95835 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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