Best PlacesLawrence Park, Sacramento, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lawrence Park, 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.
Lawrence Park, Sacramento ranks 4,307th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lawrence Park, 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.
Lawrence Park, Sacramento's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lawrence Park, Sacramento ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 158 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
Where Lawrence Park, Sacramento ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lawrence Park, Sacramento
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lawrence Park, Sacramento home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $63,986, 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 Lawrence Park, Sacramento's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 Lawrence Park, Sacramento
Lawrence Park, Sacramento'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 Lawrence Park, Sacramento.
Who works in Lawrence Park, Sacramento, and how
Work in Lawrence Park, Sacramento centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Lawrence Park, Sacramento
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lawrence Park, Sacramento.
What the weather is like in Lawrence Park, Sacramento, month by month
Lawrence Park, 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 Lawrence Park, 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.
Lawrence Park, 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 Lawrence Park, Sacramento against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lawrence Park, Sacramento
Is Lawrence Park, Sacramento a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lawrence Park, Sacramento ranks 4,307th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, transit, and the weather, and lowest on civic engagement 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 Lawrence Park, Sacramento expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $382,081. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $63,986 median income, cost of living beats 15% of neighborhoods.
Is Lawrence Park, Sacramento safe?
Lawrence Park, Sacramento is safer than 33% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $598 per resident a year.
Compare Lawrence Park, Sacramento with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lawrence Park, Sacramento. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lawrence Park, 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.
Lawrence Park, Sacramento detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lawrence Park, Sacramento: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lawrence Park, Sacramento: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lawrence Park, Sacramento: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lawrence Park, Sacramento: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lawrence Park, 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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