Best PlacesWoodbine, Sacramento, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Woodbine, 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.
Woodbine, Sacramento ranks 4,456th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Woodbine, 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.
Woodbine, Sacramento's strengths and weaknesses
Where Woodbine, Sacramento ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 156 pleasant days a year, better than 78% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Woodbine, Sacramento ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Short commute30.4 minutes each way, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Woodbine, Sacramento
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Woodbine, Sacramento home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $57,079, 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 Woodbine, Sacramento's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 Woodbine, Sacramento
Woodbine, Sacramento's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Woodbine, Sacramento.
Who works in Woodbine, Sacramento, and how
Work in Woodbine, Sacramento centers on transportation & warehousing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Woodbine, Sacramento
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Woodbine, Sacramento.
What the weather is like in Woodbine, Sacramento, month by month
Woodbine, 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 Woodbine, Sacramento
Sacramento International sits about 15 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 85 nonstop destinations.
Woodbine, 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 Woodbine, Sacramento against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Woodbine, Sacramento
Is Woodbine, Sacramento a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Woodbine, Sacramento ranks 4,456th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, a stable housing market, and low property taxes, 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 Woodbine, Sacramento expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $387,214. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $57,079 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Woodbine, Sacramento safe?
Woodbine, Sacramento is safer than 47% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $491 per resident a year.
Compare Woodbine, Sacramento with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Woodbine, Sacramento. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Woodbine, 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.
Woodbine, Sacramento detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Woodbine, Sacramento: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Woodbine, Sacramento: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Woodbine, Sacramento: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Woodbine, Sacramento: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Woodbine, 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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