Best PlacesMeadowview, Sacramento, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Meadowview, 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.
Meadowview, Sacramento ranks 3,764th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on few empty homes, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Meadowview, 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.
Meadowview, Sacramento's strengths and weaknesses
Where Meadowview, Sacramento ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 156 pleasant days a year, better than 78% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 66% of neighborhoods
Where Meadowview, Sacramento ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Meadowview, Sacramento
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Meadowview, Sacramento home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $82,807, 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 Meadowview, Sacramento's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 Meadowview, Sacramento
Meadowview, 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 Meadowview, Sacramento.
Who works in Meadowview, Sacramento, and how
Work in Meadowview, Sacramento centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Meadowview, Sacramento
Meadowview, Sacramento has more parkland per resident than 69% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Meadowview, Sacramento and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Meadowview, Sacramento, month by month
Meadowview, 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 Meadowview, Sacramento
Sacramento International sits about 16 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 Meadowview, Sacramento
Schools across Meadowview, Sacramento average a C+, better than 51% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Marion Mix ElementaryC · 34% proficient
- Capitol Collegiate AcademyC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harriet G. Eddy MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Laguna Creek HighB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Meadowview, Sacramento school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Meadowview, 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 Meadowview, Sacramento against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Meadowview, Sacramento suits
Families
Schools land around the 51st percentile and crime safety beats 63%.
Common questions about living in Meadowview, Sacramento
Is Meadowview, Sacramento a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Meadowview, Sacramento ranks 3,764th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, a stable housing market, and the weather, and lowest on education levels and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Meadowview, Sacramento expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $397,390. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $82,807 median income, cost of living beats 34% of neighborhoods.
Is Meadowview, Sacramento safe?
Yes, Meadowview, Sacramento is safer than 63% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $398 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Meadowview, Sacramento?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 39. That works out to about 156 pleasant days a year, more than 78% of neighborhoods.
Is Meadowview, Sacramento good for families?
Schools beat 51% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 63%, and childcare runs $1,332 a month.
Compare Meadowview, Sacramento with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Meadowview, Sacramento. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Meadowview, 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.
Meadowview, Sacramento detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Meadowview, Sacramento: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Meadowview, Sacramento: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Meadowview, Sacramento: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Meadowview, Sacramento: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Meadowview, 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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