Best PlacesColonial Heights, Sacramento, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Colonial Heights, 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.
Colonial Heights, Sacramento ranks 2,404th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on the weather, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Colonial Heights, 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.
Colonial Heights, Sacramento's strengths and weaknesses
Where Colonial Heights, Sacramento ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 158 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
Where Colonial Heights, Sacramento ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Colonial Heights, Sacramento
A household needs to earn about $125,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Colonial Heights, Sacramento home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $91,555, 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 Colonial Heights, Sacramento's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Colonial Heights, Sacramento
Colonial Heights, Sacramento runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Colonial Heights, Sacramento.
Who works in Colonial Heights, Sacramento, and how
Work in Colonial Heights, Sacramento centers on professional & technical and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Colonial Heights, Sacramento
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Colonial Heights, Sacramento.
What the weather is like in Colonial Heights, Sacramento, month by month
Colonial Heights, Sacramento sees roughly 158 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 Colonial Heights, Sacramento
Sacramento International sits about 14 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 85 nonstop destinations.
Colonial Heights, 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 Colonial Heights, Sacramento against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Colonial Heights, Sacramento
Is Colonial Heights, Sacramento a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Colonial Heights, Sacramento ranks 2,404th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, fast internet, and transit, and lowest on summer heat and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Colonial Heights, Sacramento expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $482,358. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $91,555 median income, cost of living beats 50% of neighborhoods.
Is Colonial Heights, Sacramento safe?
Colonial Heights, Sacramento is safer than 43% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $519 per resident a year.
Compare Colonial Heights, Sacramento with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Colonial Heights, Sacramento. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Colonial Heights, 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.
Colonial Heights, Sacramento detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Colonial Heights, Sacramento: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Colonial Heights, Sacramento: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Colonial Heights, Sacramento: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Colonial Heights, Sacramento: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Colonial Heights, 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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