Best PlacesOld North Sacramento, Sacramento, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Old North Sacramento, 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.
Old North Sacramento, Sacramento ranks 4,617th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Old North Sacramento, 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.
Old North Sacramento, Sacramento's strengths and weaknesses
Where Old North Sacramento, Sacramento ranks high
- BikingBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 149 pleasant days a year, better than 75% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 66% of neighborhoods
Where Old North Sacramento, Sacramento ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Old North Sacramento, Sacramento
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Old North Sacramento, Sacramento home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $51,199, 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 Old North Sacramento, Sacramento's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 Old North Sacramento, Sacramento
Old North Sacramento, 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 Old North Sacramento, Sacramento.
Who works in Old North Sacramento, Sacramento, and how
Work in Old North Sacramento, Sacramento centers on admin & support services 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 72%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in Old North Sacramento, Sacramento
Old North Sacramento, Sacramento has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Old North Sacramento, Sacramento and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Old North Sacramento, Sacramento, month by month
Old North Sacramento, 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 Old North Sacramento, Sacramento
Sacramento International sits about 10 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 85 nonstop destinations.
Old North Sacramento, 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 Old North Sacramento, Sacramento against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Old North Sacramento, Sacramento
Is Old North Sacramento, Sacramento a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Old North Sacramento, Sacramento ranks 4,617th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on biking, transit, and walkability, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Old North Sacramento, Sacramento expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $283,042. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $51,199 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Old North Sacramento, Sacramento safe?
Old North Sacramento, Sacramento is safer than 24% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $677 per resident a year.
Compare Old North Sacramento, Sacramento with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Old North Sacramento, Sacramento. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Old North Sacramento, 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.
Old North Sacramento, Sacramento detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Old North Sacramento, Sacramento: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Old North Sacramento, Sacramento: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Old North Sacramento, Sacramento: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Old North Sacramento, Sacramento: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Old North Sacramento, 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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