Best PlacesSloughhouse, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sloughhouse, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sloughhouse ranks 3,715th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sloughhouse
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.
Sloughhouse's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sloughhouse ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$131,719 median, better than 95% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of towns
Where Sloughhouse ranks low
- Short commute41.9 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,332 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sloughhouse
A household needs to earn about $183,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sloughhouse home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $131,719, 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 Sloughhouse's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sloughhouse
Sloughhouse runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sloughhouse.
Who works in Sloughhouse, and how
Work in Sloughhouse centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Sloughhouse
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sloughhouse.
What the weather is like in Sloughhouse, month by month
Sloughhouse sees roughly 148 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 48° | 40° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 96° | 77° | 60° |
| October | 80° | 64° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Sloughhouse
Sacramento International sits about 30 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 Sloughhouse
Schools across Sloughhouse average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cosumnes River ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- C. W. Dillard ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Plymouth ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Katherine L. Albiani MiddleA · 61% proficient
- Ione Junior HighD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Pleasant Grove HighA− · 66% proficient
- Amador HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sloughhouse school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sloughhouse 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 Sloughhouse against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sloughhouse
Is Sloughhouse a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sloughhouse ranks 3,715th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, high incomes, and health care access, and lowest on long commutes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sloughhouse expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $704,248. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $131,719 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is Sloughhouse safe?
Yes, Sloughhouse is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $300 per resident a year.
Compare Sloughhouse with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sloughhouse. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sloughhouse 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.
Sloughhouse detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sloughhouse: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sloughhouse: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sloughhouse: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sloughhouse: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sloughhouse 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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