2026 Top Neighborhoods by Overall Score in Sacramento, CA

Keywords: Numbered Village, Newer Housing, Planned Paths

Village 14 is one of the numbered residential villages of North Natomas, part of the planned build-out that filled the flat land north of downtown over the past few decades. The housing is contemporary single-family and townhomes on planned, curving streets, with neighborhood parks, paths, and the d ... See Full Page

Keywords: Master Planned, Newer Homes, Planned Parks

Heritage Park is one of the master-planned pockets of North Natomas, a North Sacramento neighborhood built in recent decades on the flat former farmland north of downtown. The housing is contemporary single-family and townhomes on tidy planned streets, with the parks, paths, and basins that define t ... See Full Page

Keywords: Eastern Suburb, Curving Streets, Highway 50

Countryside is a quiet suburban pocket on Sacramento's far eastern edge, out near the Rancho Cordova line where the city gives way to later-built subdivisions. The housing here is mostly later 20th-century single-family on curving streets, the car-designed layout typical of the eastern suburbs rathe ... See Full Page

Keywords: Community Park, Bradshaw Retail, Highway 50

Lincoln Village is a residential neighborhood on Sacramento's far eastern edge, out near the Mather area along the old Lincoln Highway alignment where the city meets Rancho Cordova. The housing is largely postwar and later single-family on a settled suburban grid, with Lincoln Village Community Park ... See Full Page

Keywords: Club Amenities, Master Planned, Lakes And Paths

Natomas Park is the flagship master-planned community of North Natomas, the large and cohesive development that set the template for the area when it built out around the turn of the 2000s. It is organized around The Club at Natomas Park, a private residents' recreation center with pools and facilit ... See Full Page

Keywords: Mid-Century Ranch, Roomy Yards, Easy Commute

College Glen pairs the College Greens and Glenbrook areas into one east-side neighborhood, a postwar-to-1970s suburban grid near the Highway 50 corridor east of Sac State. The housing is solid mid-century ranch and later builds on comfortable lots with good-sized yards, the kind of practical family- ... See Full Page

Keywords: Mid-Century Pocket, Quiet Streets, Central East

Camino is a small residential pocket in the Arden area, one of the lesser-known corners near the Mission Avenue corridor on the east side of the county. The housing is largely mid-century single-family on modest lots, the steady postwar stock that defines this part of Arden-Arcade, and there is litt ... See Full Page

Keywords: Affordable Grid, Power Inn Jobs, Industrial Edge

Elder Creek is a working neighborhood in southeast Sacramento, set along the Power Inn corridor where residential streets meet the area's deep band of industrial and warehouse uses. The housing is largely modest postwar single-family, affordable by Sacramento standards, on a practical grid. Daily li ... See Full Page

Keywords: Numbered Village, Contemporary Homes, Freeway Access

Village 12 is one of the numbered residential villages of North Natomas, a planned pocket built in the area's recent expansion north of downtown. The housing runs to contemporary single-family homes on planned streets, with the parks, paths, and basins that characterize the Natomas developments, and ... See Full Page

Keywords: Mid-Century Ranch, Stable Streets, South City Value

Hollywood Park is a settled mid-century neighborhood in south Sacramento, set below Curtis Park and Land Park near the Fruitridge and Freeport corridors. It built out largely in the 1940s and 1950s, and the housing reflects it: tidy ranch and bungalow homes on regular lots with established trees, a ... See Full Page

Keywords: Large Lots, River Proximity, Upscale Arden

Sierra Oaks is one of the premier addresses on the east side of the river, a leafy, upscale Arden neighborhood set near the American River and the parkway. The housing runs to large ranch and custom homes on generous, mature lots, with some of the most prized streets in the area backing toward the r ... See Full Page

Keywords: Lake Feature, Master Planned, Planned Parks

Sundance Lake is one of the master-planned residential pockets of North Natomas, built in recent decades around the lake feature that gives it its name. The housing is contemporary single-family and townhomes on tidy planned streets, with the lake, parks, and paths providing the kind of designed ope ... See Full Page

Keywords: Suburban Cul-De-Sacs, Highway 50, Eastern Edge

Brookside is a quiet residential pocket on Sacramento's far eastern edge, out near the Rosemont and Mather areas where the city blends into Rancho Cordova. The housing here skews to later suburban builds on curving streets and cul-de-sacs rather than the older grid of the central city, the kind of l ... See Full Page

Keywords: Quiet Residential, Transit Nearby, Modest Lots

Byerford Heights (also spelled Beyerford) is a small, quiet residential neighborhood in the Arden area east of the river, set near the Watt Avenue corridor and the Mission Avenue stretch. The housing is a mix of older, well-kept single-family homes and some newer infill on modest lots, a settled and ... See Full Page

Keywords: Corridor Retail, Apartment Mix, Freeway Access

Northgate is a working-class neighborhood in the South Natomas and North Sacramento transition, strung along the Northgate Boulevard corridor north of downtown near the river. The housing is a mix of postwar single-family and a heavy share of apartments, an affordable and practical part of the area ... See Full Page

Keywords: River Bend, Garcia Bend Park, Levee Paths

The Pocket is one of Sacramento's most distinctive neighborhoods, named for the deep pocket-shaped bend of the Sacramento River that wraps it on three sides south of Land Park. Built largely in the 1970s and 1980s, it pairs with Greenhaven to form a calm, green, water-laced suburban environment of c ... See Full Page

Keywords: Mid-Century Homes, Settled Streets, Arden Value

Sierra Oaks Vista is the smaller companion to Sierra Oaks in the Arden area, a quiet residential pocket near the Morse and Fair Oaks corridors on the east side. The housing is largely mid-century and ranch homes on comfortable lots, well-kept and settled, sitting a notch below the marquee Sierra Oak ... See Full Page

Keywords: Newer Builds, Florin Corridor, Freeway Access

Depot Park is a small residential pocket in southeast Sacramento, set near the Florin and Power Inn corridors where city housing meets the area's light-industrial and rail edges. The housing tends to later single-family and townhome builds on compact streets, a quieter and more contemporary footprin ... See Full Page

Keywords: Logistics Hub, Warehouses, Employment District

Florin Fruitridge Industrial Park is a logistics and manufacturing district in southeast Sacramento, near the Florin Road and Fruitridge corridors, not a residential neighborhood. The area is built around warehouses, distribution centers, and light industry, with the wide streets, rail spurs, and tr ... See Full Page

Keywords: Newer Streets, Affordable North, Edge Of City

Northpointe is a residential pocket in North Sacramento, set toward the Robla and Rio Linda edges on the north side of the city. The housing leans to later-built single-family on curving suburban streets, a quieter and more contemporary footprint than the older north-side grid, with the car-designed ... See Full Page

Keywords: Affordable North, Practical Grid, Quiet Pocket

Village Green is a modest residential pocket in North Sacramento, set near the Del Paso Heights and Robla areas on the north side of the city. The housing is a mix of postwar and later builds on a practical grid, an affordable and low-key part of town without a marquee identity. Daily errands run to ... See Full Page

Keywords: Public Golf, Green Space, Airport Edge

This is not a residential neighborhood, it is the Bing Maloney golf complex in South Land Park, near Sacramento Executive Airport off Freeport Boulevard. The property is a city-run public golf facility with an 18-hole championship course and the shorter Bing Maloney Express nine, plus a driving rang ... See Full Page

Keywords: University Campus, River Arboretum, Guy West Bridge

This boundary is the Sacramento State campus rather than a conventional residential neighborhood, the university grounds tucked into a bend of the American River east of downtown. It is one of the greenest spots in the city: a renowned campus arboretum, redwood groves, and direct frontage on the Ame ... See Full Page

Keywords: Office Park, Freeway Node, Employment Hub

Gateway Center is primarily a business and commercial district in the South Natomas area, near the I-5 and Garden Highway interchange just north of downtown, rather than a residential neighborhood. The footprint is office parks, hotels, and corporate campuses built to capture the freeway access and ... See Full Page

Keywords: Streetcar Era, Hagginwood Park, Older Character

Hagginwood is one of North Sacramento's older neighborhoods, a streetcar-era community north of downtown with a genuine sense of history and a real internal anchor in Hagginwood Park and the adjacent library and pool. The housing runs to Minimal Traditional and ranch-style homes and bungalows from t ... See Full Page

Keywords: Affordable South, Light Rail, Sprawling Grid

Parkway is a large working-class neighborhood in south Sacramento, set near the Florin Road and Highway 99 corridors in the area that takes its name from the parkway running through it. The housing is largely postwar single-family on a sprawling grid, affordable by Sacramento standards, with several ... See Full Page

Keywords: Large Lots, Semi Rural, River Edge

Valleyview Acres is a north-edge pocket near the river and the Garden Highway in the North Sacramento and Natomas transition, where the city takes on a semi-rural character. Lots here can run large, sometimes with room for gardens, outbuildings, or animals that the central city cannot offer, and the ... See Full Page

Keywords: Newer Builds, Creek Corridor, Freeway Access

Morrison Creek is a residential pocket in southeast Sacramento, named for the creek that runs through this part of the city near the Florin and Power Inn corridors. The housing leans to later single-family and some newer builds on a practical grid, a quieter and more contemporary footprint than the ... See Full Page

Keywords: Large Lots, Estate Homes, Country Club Edge

Arden Oaks is one of the marquee addresses of the Arden area, a leafy enclave of large lots and custom homes northeast of downtown. This is where you find the big setbacks, circular drives, and half-acre-plus parcels that buyers move to this side of the county for, with some properties backing towar ... See Full Page

Keywords: Recreation District, Tree Canopy, Generous Lots

Arden Park, sometimes called Arden Park Vista, is one of the most established upper-tier neighborhoods in the Arden area, known for generous lots, mid-century and ranch architecture, and a genuinely green tree canopy. The Arden Park Recreation and Park District gives it something many Arden neighbor ... See Full Page

Keywords: Master Planned, Newer Homes, Freeway Access

Creekside is one of the newer master-planned pockets of North Natomas, a North Sacramento neighborhood built largely in the past few decades on the flat former farmland north of downtown. The housing is contemporary single-family and townhomes on tidy streets, with the planned parks, paths, and dete ... See Full Page

Keywords: Regional Park, Haggin Oaks Golf, Sports Fields

Del Paso Park is a regional park area rather than a residential neighborhood, the large public open space northeast of downtown that wraps around the Haggin Oaks golf complex near the Auburn Boulevard and Watt Avenue corridors. The footprint is golf, sports fields, open space, and the trail and recr ... See Full Page

Keywords: William Land Park, Tower District, Distinctive Architecture

Land Park is one of Sacramento's signature neighborhoods, the prestigious central-south district built around William Land Park, a 160-plus-acre green space that holds the Sacramento Zoo, Fairytale Town, Funderland, a golf course, and a pond. The housing is the other half of the appeal: Tudors, Span ... See Full Page

Keywords: Urban Walkability, Nightlife Core, Winn Park

This is the heart of Midtown, the densest, most walkable, most genuinely urban part of Sacramento, organized around the numbered-and-lettered grid with Winn Park and the Capitol Avenue corridor at its center. It is where the city actually comes alive at night: the deepest concentration of restaurant ... See Full Page

Keywords: Spacious Lots, Mira Loma High, Settled Streets

Mira Loma is an established mid-century neighborhood in the Arden area, set near the Watt Avenue corridor on the east side of the county and known for spacious lots and well-kept postwar homes. It carries a stronger identity than many Arden pockets, anchored by the well-regarded Mira Loma High Schoo ... See Full Page

Keywords: Newer Housing, Regional Retail, I-5 Access

Natomas Crossing is a newer mixed residential-and-retail area in North Natomas, near the Truxel and Del Paso Road corridors where much of the area's regional shopping is concentrated. The housing is contemporary single-family, townhomes, and apartments on planned streets, sitting close to the big re ... See Full Page

Keywords: Ranch Homes, Quiet Interior, Watt Corridor

North Edison is a small mid-century residential pocket in the Arden area, set near the Edison Avenue and Watt corridors on the east side of the county. The housing is largely single-story ranch on regular lots, the steady postwar stock that fills much of Arden-Arcade, on quiet interior streets witho ... See Full Page

Keywords: High Density, Mall Adjacent, Freeway Access

Point West is more a commercial and high-density district than a traditional neighborhood, set in the Arden area near Cal Expo, the Arden Fair mall, and the Exposition Boulevard corridor. The footprint mixes hotels, office buildings, and apartment and condo complexes built to use the regional retail ... See Full Page

Keywords: Lake Community, Gated Villages, Club Amenities

Westlake is a master-planned community in North Natomas, organized around a lake and a mix of gated and non-gated villages with a shared clubhouse, pool, and cabana areas. Built in the Natomas expansion, the housing is contemporary single-family and townhomes on planned streets, with the lake, parks ... See Full Page

Keywords: Campus Adjacent, River Trail, Rental Mix

College Town is the cluster of streets immediately around Sacramento State on the east side of the river, and university life shapes everything about it. The housing is a mix of older single-family homes, apartments, and rentals, much of it geared toward students and staff who want to walk or bike t ... See Full Page

Keywords: Affordable North, Practical Grid, Quiet Pocket

Glenwood Meadows is a modest residential pocket in North Sacramento, set in the area near Del Paso Heights and the Robla corridor on the north side of the city. The housing is a mix of postwar and later builds on a practical grid, an affordable and low-key part of town without a marquee identity. Da ... See Full Page

Keywords: Namesake Park, Postwar Homes, South City

Mangan Park is a working-class neighborhood in south Sacramento, named for the park at its center and set near the 35th Avenue corridor not far from the Sacramento Executive Airport. The housing is largely postwar single-family on regular lots, an affordable and practical part of the city, with Mang ... See Full Page

Keywords: Affordable North, Del Paso Reach, Older Homes

Richardson Village is a small residential pocket in North Sacramento, set near the Old North Sacramento and Del Paso Boulevard areas north of the river. The housing is largely older and postwar single-family on a compact grid, an affordable and low-key part of the north side close to the Del Paso Bo ... See Full Page

Keywords: Newer Builds, Florin Corridor, Freeway Access

Southeast Village is a residential pocket in southeast Sacramento, set near the Florin and Power Inn corridors in the central-east part of the city. The housing leans to later single-family and some newer builds on a practical grid, a quieter and more contemporary footprint than the older central ne ... See Full Page

Keywords: Cosumnes College, Light Rail, Affordable South

Valley Hi / North Laguna is a large neighborhood in far south Sacramento, a sprawling area of mostly 1960s-through-1980s subdivisions anchored by Cosumnes River College and the Mack Road and Center Parkway corridors. The housing is largely single-family on a suburban grid, affordable by Sacramento s ... See Full Page

Keywords: New Construction, Northern Frontier, Airport Minutes

Greenbriar is one of the newest planned communities at the far northern edge of North Natomas, out past the established Natomas neighborhoods toward the airport and Metro Air Park. It is a recent build, so the housing is contemporary single-family and townhomes on fresh streets with the planned park ... See Full Page

Keywords: Craftsman Bungalows, Curtis Park, Sierra 2 Center

Curtis Park is one of central Sacramento's most beloved older neighborhoods, a streetcar-era grid wrapped around its namesake park just south of downtown and Midtown. The housing is the headline: Craftsman bungalows, Tudors, and storybook cottages on shaded streets, anchored by the Sierra 2 Center ( ... See Full Page

Keywords: Master Planned, Newer Homes, Planned Parks

Regency Park is one of the master-planned residential pockets of North Natomas, built in recent decades on the flat former farmland north of downtown. The housing is contemporary single-family and townhomes on tidy planned streets, with the parks, paths, and basins that characterize the Natomas buil ... See Full Page

Keywords: Large Parcels, Semi Rural, Robla Schools

Robla is a north-edge neighborhood in North Sacramento near the Rio Linda line, where the city starts to feel semi-rural. Lots here run large, sometimes with room for outbuildings, gardens, or animals that the central city cannot offer, and the housing is a mix of older homes and modest builds sprea ... See Full Page

Keywords: College Campus, Light Rail, Central South

This boundary is the Sacramento City College campus and its immediate surroundings, an institutional area rather than a conventional residential neighborhood. The historic campus, one of the oldest community colleges in the state, sits along Freeport Boulevard between Land Park and Curtis Park, with ... See Full Page

Keywords: Postwar Ranch, Arterial Errands, Affordable Foothold

Arcade Village sits in the Arden-Arcade area northeast of downtown, a modest mid-century pocket near the Watt Avenue and Marconi corridors. The housing is mostly postwar ranch and some apartments on smaller lots, the kind of unflashy stock that has long made this part of town one of the more afforda ... See Full Page

Keywords: Industrial District, Distribution Space, Jobs Base

Erikson Industrial Park is a working industrial and commercial district in North Sacramento near the Arden Way and Exposition corridors, not a residential neighborhood. The footprint is warehouses, light manufacturing, service and distribution space, and the arterial and rail access that supports th ... See Full Page

Keywords: Postwar Tracts, Roomy Lots, I-80 Access

Foothill Farms is a large suburban area in the north county, technically outside the city limits in unincorporated Sacramento County, near the Watt Avenue, Auburn Boulevard, and Madison corridors. It built out heavily in the postwar decades, and the housing reflects it: ranch homes and tract subdivi ... See Full Page

Keywords: Postwar Grid, Fruitridge Corridor, Expressway Access

Fruitridge Manor is a settled working-class neighborhood in southeast Sacramento, set near the Fruitridge Road and 65th Street corridors. The housing is mostly postwar single-family on a regular grid, the practical and affordable stock that defines much of the southeast, with established trees and y ... See Full Page

Keywords: Retail Crossroads, Apartment Mix, Central East

Fulton - El Camino is one of the busier commercial-and-residential crossroads of the Arden area, named for the intersection of Fulton Avenue and El Camino Avenue that anchors it. Fulton Avenue is a major retail spine, lined with auto dealers, restaurants, and big-box and strip retail, and the reside ... See Full Page

Keywords: River Adjacent, Gardenland Park, Affordable North

Gardenland is an older working-class neighborhood in North Sacramento, tucked between the Garden Highway, the river, and the Northgate corridor. The housing is largely early-to-mid-century single-family on a modest grid, an affordable and unpretentious pocket with a long history as one of the river- ... See Full Page

Keywords: Lagoon Waterways, River Access, Planned Greenbelts

Greenhaven is the larger planned community that shares the Pocket area's bend in the Sacramento River south of Land Park, and it is one of the more distinctive suburban environments in the city. Built largely in the 1970s and 1980s, it is organized around landscaped streets, interior greenbelts, and ... See Full Page

Keywords: Newer Homes, Natomas Planned, Freeway Access

Heritage Place is a residential pocket in the North Natomas and South Natomas transition north of downtown, part of the wave of planned development that filled this flat land in recent decades. The housing leans to contemporary single-family and townhomes on tidy streets, with the planned parks and ... See Full Page

Keywords: River Adjacent, Older Homes, Affordable North

River Gardens is an older working-class neighborhood in North Sacramento, tucked between the Garden Highway, the river, and the Northgate corridor on the north side. The housing is largely early-to-mid-century single-family on a modest grid, an affordable and unpretentious pocket with a long history ... See Full Page

Keywords: Sports Fields, Recreation Hub, Natomas Edge

This boundary is a sports and recreation complex area in the North Natomas region off the Del Paso Road corridor, rather than a residential neighborhood. The footprint is athletic fields, recreation facilities, and the open and parking space that supports organized sports and events, the kind of reg ... See Full Page

Keywords: Mid-Century Modern, Larger Lots, Near Land Park

South Land Park is the established mid-century neighborhood that extends south from William Land Park toward the river and the Pocket. It built out largely in the postwar decades, and the housing reflects it: handsome ranch and some architect-designed mid-century homes on comfortable, often larger l ... See Full Page

Keywords: Master Planned, Newer Homes, Freeway Access

Willow Creek is one of the planned residential pockets of North Natomas, built in recent decades on the flat land north of downtown near the South Natomas transition. The housing is contemporary single-family and townhomes on tidy planned streets, with the parks, paths, and basins typical of the Nat ... See Full Page

Keywords: Affordable South, Postwar Homes, Practical Grid

Woodbine is a working-class neighborhood in south Sacramento, set near the Meadowview and Parkway areas off the 24th Street and Fruitridge corridors in the southern part of the city. The housing is largely postwar single-family on a practical grid, affordable by Sacramento standards, an unflashy and ... See Full Page

Keywords: Mid-Century Interior, Quiet Streets, Car Oriented

Arden Gardens is a small, settled residential pocket in the Arden area east of Business 80, the kind of quiet interior neighborhood that the surrounding arterials hide. Homes are largely single-story mid-century builds on regular lots, well inside the postwar suburban wave that filled this part of t ... See Full Page

Keywords: State Fairgrounds, Event Venue, River Edge

Cal Expo is built around the state's fairgrounds rather than housing, the large event complex between the American River and the Arden area that hosts the California State Fair each summer along with concerts, expos, and seasonal events. Nobody really lives inside the boundary; the footprint is exhi ... See Full Page

Keywords: Industrial District, Warehouses, Employment Base

Cannon Industrial Park is exactly what the name says, a working industrial and commercial district in North Sacramento near the Cal Expo and Exposition Boulevard area, not a residential neighborhood. The footprint is warehouses, light manufacturing, service yards, and the kind of flex space that kee ... See Full Page

Keywords: Capitol Core, Golden 1 Center, Car Optional

Downtown is the dense, walkable core of the city, the numbered-and-lettered grid built around the State Capitol and its park. This is where Sacramento is most itself at street level: the Golden 1 Center and the DOCO entertainment district, the K Street corridor, Capitol Mall, the convention center, ... See Full Page

Keywords: Mid-Century Homes, Mature Landscaping, Arden Calm

Garden of the Gods is a settled residential neighborhood in the Arden area, sitting near Arden Oaks and the Mission Avenue corridor on the east side of the county. The housing is largely mid-century single-family on comfortable lots, with mature landscaping and a quiet, well-kept feel that puts it a ... See Full Page

Keywords: Mid-Century Architecture, Mature Lots, Stable Streets

Mariemont is one of the more stable, well-kept residential neighborhoods in the Arden area, part of the mid-century building wave that gave Arden-Arcade some of the most architecturally interesting postwar housing in the region. Expect single-story ranch and mid-century homes on comfortable, mature ... See Full Page

Keywords: Logistics District, Warehouses, Rail Access

Raley Industrial Park is a logistics and light-industrial district in North Sacramento, near the Robla and Rio Linda edges off the Main Avenue corridor, not a residential neighborhood. The footprint is warehouses, distribution centers, and service businesses built to use the rail lines and the north ... See Full Page

Keywords: Little Saigon, Mid-Century Homes, Central East

West Tahoe Park is a small central-east neighborhood west of the Tahoe Park area, bounded roughly by Broadway to the north, 14th Avenue to the south, Stockton Boulevard to the west, and 53rd Street to the east. The housing is largely mid-century and older homes on a compact grid, an established and ... See Full Page

Keywords: Affordable Homes, Practical Grid, North City

Young Heights is a modest residential pocket in North Sacramento, set near the Del Paso Heights area on the north side of the city. The housing is largely postwar and older single-family on a practical grid, an affordable and low-key part of town where the appeal is a freestanding home for less than ... See Full Page

Keywords: General Aviation, Airfield, Aviation Jobs

This is the Sacramento Executive Airport, the city's general-aviation airport in South Land Park off Freeport Boulevard, not a residential neighborhood. The footprint is runways, hangars, aviation businesses, and the open buffer land around them. Nobody lives inside the boundary; its role is as a re ... See Full Page

Keywords: Postwar Ranch, Mature Lots, Arden Value

Arden Manor is a quiet residential stretch of the Arden area, set among the mid-century subdivisions that run between Watt Avenue and the Arden corridor. The homes are mostly postwar ranch on comfortable lots, with mature landscaping that has had decades to fill in. Like much of Arden-Arcade, daily ... See Full Page

Keywords: Ranch Homes, Quiet Interior, Central Reach

Arden Terrace is a small mid-century residential pocket in the Arden area, tucked among the postwar subdivisions near the Morse and Marconi avenues. Expect single-story ranch homes on standard lots, the steady, unshowy housing stock that fills much of Arden-Arcade. It is a quiet interior setting whe ... See Full Page

Keywords: Planned Greenbelts, Parkway Access, Low Maintenance

Campus Commons is a planned community from the 1970s set across the American River from Sacramento State, and it still feels like one cohesive design rather than a patchwork of eras. The housing is largely townhomes, condos, and patio homes organized around shared greenbelts and mature landscaping, ... See Full Page

Keywords: Golf Adjacency, Postwar Homes, Freeport Corridor

Golf Course Terrace is a small residential neighborhood in south Sacramento that wraps around the Bing Maloney golf complex near the Sacramento Executive Airport, off Freeport Boulevard. The housing is largely postwar single-family on regular lots, and the headline amenity is right next door: the pu ... See Full Page

Keywords: Mid-Century Homes, Quiet Pocket, Arden Green

Hazelwood is a small, quiet residential pocket in the Arden area, set near the Mission Avenue corridor in the eastern part of the county close to Garden of the Gods and the Arden Oaks orbit. The housing is largely mid-century single-family on comfortable lots, well-kept and unassuming, with the gree ... See Full Page

Keywords: Ranch Homes, Quiet Interior, Marconi Corridor

Marconi North is a quiet mid-century residential pocket in the Arden area, set just north of the Marconi Avenue corridor among the postwar subdivisions near Watt and Morse avenues. The housing is largely single-story ranch on regular lots, the steady stock that fills much of Arden-Arcade, and it rea ... See Full Page

Keywords: Master Planned, Newer Homes, Planned Parks

Natomas Creek is one of the master-planned residential pockets of North Natomas, built in recent decades on the flat former farmland north of downtown. The housing is contemporary single-family and townhomes on tidy planned streets, with the parks, paths, and basins that characterize the Natomas bui ... See Full Page

Keywords: Older Grid, Stockton Corridor, Central South

South City Farms is a modest residential pocket in southeast Sacramento, set near the Fruitridge and Stockton Boulevard corridors in the area south of the Tahoe Park neighborhoods. The housing is largely older and postwar single-family on a compact grid, an affordable and low-key part of the central ... See Full Page

Keywords: Numbered Village, Newer Homes, Planned Parks

Village 5 is one of the numbered residential villages of North Natomas, a planned pocket built in recent decades on the flat former farmland north of downtown. The housing is contemporary single-family and townhomes on tidy, planned streets, with the neighborhood parks, paths, and basins that define ... See Full Page

Keywords: Oversized Lots, Light Rail Reach, Affordable North

West Del Paso Heights is the western stretch of the larger Del Paso Heights area in North Sacramento, sitting closer to the Marysville Boulevard corridor and the light rail on the west side of the north city. The housing is largely older and postwar single-family, sometimes on the oversized lots tha ... See Full Page

Keywords: Larger Lots, Affordable North, Practical Grid

Wills Acres is a modest residential pocket in North Sacramento, set near the Del Paso Heights area on the north side of the city. The housing is a mix of older and postwar single-family, sometimes on the larger lots the broader Heights is known for, on a practical grid. Everyday errands run to the a ... See Full Page

Keywords: River Adjacent, Older Character, Downtown Reach

Woodlake is an older, established neighborhood in North Sacramento, set near the river and the Northgate corridor not far from the East Levee and the American River. The housing is a mix of early-to-mid-century homes, bungalows, and ranch builds on a walkable-ish grid, with more history and characte ... See Full Page

Keywords: Victorian Housing, Railyards Edge, Light Rail

Alkali Flat is Sacramento's oldest residential neighborhood, a compact grid just north of downtown that still holds Victorian and Italianate houses from the city's railroad era. Light rail runs straight through it at the Alkali Flat/La Valentina stop, and the Township 9 redevelopment along the river ... See Full Page

Keywords: Newer Housing, Natomas Retail, I-5 Access

Gateway West is a newer mixed commercial-and-residential area in North Natomas, near the Truxel and Del Paso Road corridors on the flat north-of-downtown land that built out in recent decades. The character leans to contemporary apartments, townhomes, and the retail and office space that grew up wit ... See Full Page

Keywords: Craftsman Bungalows, Midtown Edge, McKinley Adjacent

New Era Park is a small historic neighborhood on the eastern edge of Midtown, tucked between the central grid and East Sacramento near the McKinley Park area. The housing is the appeal: Craftsman bungalows and early-century homes on quiet, walkable streets, with the East Sacramento canopy beginning ... See Full Page

Keywords: River Adjacent, Glenn Hall Park, Leafy Streets

River Park is one of the most desirable established neighborhoods on the east side of the river, a leafy enclave tucked along the American River near Sacramento State. The housing is largely ranch and mid-century homes on comfortable lots, with the prized streets backing onto or near the river and t ... See Full Page

Keywords: Southside Park, Historic Diversity, Walk Downtown

Southside Park is a historic, diverse neighborhood at the southern edge of downtown, built around the park that gives it its name, with a lake, pool, playgrounds, and the popular weekend scene that makes it one of the central city's real gathering spaces. The housing is a rich mix of Victorians, bun ... See Full Page

Keywords: Artist Streets, Numbered Village, Newer Homes

Village 7, also known as North Natomas Village, is one of the numbered planned villages of North Natomas, set a few miles north of downtown on the area's flat former farmland. It has a small signature touch: many of its streets are named after artists, from Renaissance painters to more contemporary ... See Full Page

Keywords: Regional Retail, Mall District, Freeway Access

Arden Fair is more a commercial district than a place to live, anchored by the Arden Fair mall, one of the busiest shopping centers in the region. The footprint is dominated by the mall, big-box retail, hotels, and the Cal Expo edge, with apartments and some older housing filling in around it. If yo ... See Full Page

Keywords: Streetcar History, Older Housing, Central North

Ben Ali is a small North Sacramento neighborhood named for the old Ben Ali racetrack that once stood in the area, set near the Auburn Boulevard corridor northeast of downtown. The housing is largely older and modest, a mix of early-to-mid-century homes that reflects North Sacramento's long history a ... See Full Page

Keywords: Namesake Park, Postwar Homes, Arden Convenience

Cottage Park is a mid-century residential pocket in the Arden area, centered on its namesake park and known for affordable postwar homes within easy reach of the Arden retail core. The housing is largely single-story ranch on compact lots, and the neighborhood is genuinely close to the everyday-shop ... See Full Page

Keywords: Business Park, Light Industrial, Employment Node

Johnson Business Park is a commercial and light-industrial district in North Sacramento, near the Exposition and Cal Expo area off the Expo Parkway, not a residential neighborhood. The footprint is office and flex space, service businesses, and warehousing built to use the Business 80 and arterial a ... See Full Page

Keywords: Central Grid, R Street Reach, Vintage Homes

Richmond Grove is a small, lesser-known central neighborhood near the southern edge of Midtown, in the area around the R Street corridor and the streets just north of Broadway. The housing is a mix of older bungalows, early-century homes, and infill on a central grid, sitting within walking distance ... See Full Page

Keywords: Established Natomas, Downtown Minutes, Mature Landscaping

South Natomas is the older, more established half of the Natomas area, built largely in the 1980s and 1990s between downtown and the newer North Natomas developments. The housing is a mix of single-family homes, townhomes, and apartments on planned streets, more mature than the North Natomas tracts, ... See Full Page

Keywords: Mid-Century Homes, 65th Street, Central East

Tahoe Park East is the eastern extension of the Tahoe Park area in southeast Sacramento, sitting toward the 65th Street corridor and the light rail near the Highway 50 line. The housing is largely mid-century ranch and bungalow homes on tidy streets, sharing much of the stable, established character ... See Full Page

Keywords: Central Location, Bungalow Infill, Walk To Midtown

Alhambra Triangle is one of those pockets most people drive past without noticing it has a name, a small wedge on the seam between Midtown and East Sacramento near the Alhambra Boulevard corridor. The grid stays walkable here, with Midtown's restaurants and the Safeway that preserved the old Alhambr ... See Full Page

Keywords: Fabulous Forties, McKinley Park, Mature Canopy

East Sacramento is the grand old guard of the city's central neighborhoods, the leafy district east of Midtown best known for the Fabulous Forties, the streets in the low 40s lined with Tudors, Colonials, and some of Sacramento's most coveted homes. McKinley Park is the green heart, with its rose ga ... See Full Page

Keywords: Regional Airport, Aviation Gateway, Employment Center

This is Sacramento International Airport, the region's primary commercial airport on the flat land northwest of the city near the Metro Air Park and the I-5 corridor, not a residential neighborhood. The footprint is terminals, runways, rental-car and cargo facilities, parking, and the open buffer la ... See Full Page

Keywords: Creek Bounded, Midcentury Homes, Self Contained

Strawberry Manor is a small, distinctive North Sacramento neighborhood with a geography all its own: it is hemmed in by creeks on most sides, with only a handful of ways in and out, which gives it a tucked-away, self-contained feel unusual for the north city. The housing is mostly midcentury, develo ... See Full Page

Keywords: Cinderblock Midcentury, Affordable Grid, Central East