Best PlacesGolf Course Terrace, Sacramento, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento ranks 3,898th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Golf Course Terrace, 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.
Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento's strengths and weaknesses
Where Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 156 pleasant days a year, better than 78% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
Where Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Short commute30.1 minutes each way, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $77,068, 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 Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento
Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento.
Who works in Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento, and how
Work in Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento centers on construction and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento.
What the weather is like in Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento, month by month
Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento sees roughly 156 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 Golf Course Terrace, 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.
Golf Course Terrace, 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 Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento
Is Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento ranks 3,898th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, the weather, and fast internet, and lowest on noise and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $388,219. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $77,068 median income, cost of living beats 30% of neighborhoods.
Is Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento safe?
Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento is safer than 39% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $540 per resident a year.
Compare Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Golf Course Terrace, 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.
Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Golf Course Terrace, Sacramento: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Golf Course Terrace, 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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