Best PlacesBen Ali, Sacramento, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ben Ali, Sacramento, 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.
Ben Ali, Sacramento ranks 5,473rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Noise pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Ben Ali, Sacramento
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.
Ben Ali, Sacramento's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ben Ali, Sacramento ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 149 pleasant days a year, better than 75% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 66% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 66% of neighborhoods
Where Ben Ali, Sacramento ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Ben Ali, Sacramento
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ben Ali, Sacramento home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $50,762, 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 Ben Ali, Sacramento's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ben Ali, Sacramento
Ben Ali, Sacramento runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ben Ali, Sacramento.
Who works in Ben Ali, Sacramento, and how
Work in Ben Ali, Sacramento centers on admin & support services and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Ben Ali, Sacramento
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ben Ali, Sacramento.
What the weather is like in Ben Ali, Sacramento, month by month
Ben Ali, Sacramento 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 Ben Ali, Sacramento
Sacramento International sits about 11 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 Ben Ali, Sacramento
Schools across Ben Ali, Sacramento average a C, better than 49% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Arcade Fundamental MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Mira Loma HighA+ · 80% proficient
- El Camino Fundamental HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ben Ali, Sacramento school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ben Ali, Sacramento 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 Ben Ali, Sacramento against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Ben Ali, Sacramento
Is Ben Ali, Sacramento a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ben Ali, Sacramento ranks 5,473rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, transit, and the weather, and lowest on noise and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ben Ali, Sacramento expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $309,062. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $50,762 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Ben Ali, Sacramento safe?
Ben Ali, Sacramento is safer than 18% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $757 per resident a year.
Compare Ben Ali, Sacramento with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ben Ali, Sacramento. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ben Ali, Sacramento 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.
Ben Ali, Sacramento detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ben Ali, Sacramento: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ben Ali, Sacramento: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ben Ali, Sacramento: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ben Ali, Sacramento: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ben Ali, Sacramento 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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