The 10 Cheapest Sacramento, CA Neighborhoods To Live In For 2024


The cheapest Sacramento neighborhoods are Village Green and Wills Acres for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

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Everything else equal, we can all agree that living in a cheaper place is better than living in a more expensive place.

I’d much rather pay $500/mo in rent than $1,000. And I’d rather pay $2 for coffee than $5.

And while every neighbhorhood in Sacramento might be more expensive than living in rural California, there are certain neighborhoods that are definitely cheaper.

What exactly are those Sacramento neighborhoods where your dollar goes a little further — you can get that one bedroom instead of the studio?

Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and determine which neighborhoods in Sacramento are the cheapest using Saturday Night Science.

The Cheapest Neighborhoods In Sacramento For 2024

  1. Village Green
  2. Wills Acres
  3. American River Parkway
  4. Packard Bell
  5. Village 2
  6. Creekside
  7. Parker Homes
  8. Gardenland
  9. Raley Industrial Park
  10. East Del Paso Heights

What’s the cheapest neighborhood to live in Sacramento for 2024? According to the most recent census data, Village Green looks to be the cheapest Sacramento neighborhood to live in.

At this point, we should make it clear that you do get what you pay for — some of these neighborhoods might not be the best places to live in Sacramento. You could be sacrificing location or crime rates for more space and cheaper groceries.

Read on to see how we determined the places around Sacramento that deserve a little bragging rights, or maybe you’re interested in the worst neighborhoods in Sacramento.

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Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Sacramento For 2024

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Population: 227
Cost Of Living Index: 93 (3rd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.5 (3rd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.017 (18th cheapest)
More on Village Green: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 2,509
Cost Of Living Index: 101 (14th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.9 (13th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.019 (37th cheapest)
More on Wills Acres: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 1,658
Cost Of Living Index: 98 (8th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 4.7 (34th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.017 (25th cheapest)
More on American River Parkway: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 157
Cost Of Living Index: 92 (2nd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.3 (cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.022 (66th cheapest)
More on Packard Bell: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 5,760
Cost Of Living Index: 107 (44th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 4.2 (22nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.013 (5th cheapest)
More on Village 2: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 5,024
Cost Of Living Index: 105 (35th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.4 (8th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.019 (36th cheapest)
More on Creekside: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 223
Cost Of Living Index: 96 (6th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.1 (5th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.025 (77th cheapest)
More on Parker Homes: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 3,165
Cost Of Living Index: 100 (11th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 4.5 (25th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.022 (63rd cheapest)
More on Gardenland: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 2,962
Cost Of Living Index: 107 (44th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.8 (11th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.02 (48th cheapest)
More on Raley Industrial Park: Data | Real Estate

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Population: 4,086
Cost Of Living Index: 103 (22nd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.7 (10th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.023 (70th cheapest)
More on East Del Paso Heights: Data | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest Sacramento Hoods In 2024

To rank the cheapest places to live in Sacramento, we had to determine what criteria define “cheap” and then apply Saturday Night Science.

Using Census and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:

  • Overall Cost Of Living
  • Rent To Income Ratio
  • Median Home Value To Income Ratio

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 110 in each category, where 1 was the cheapest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a cheap neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest cheapest neighborhood index, the “Cheapest City Neighborhood In Sacramento.” We’re lookin’ at you, Village Green.

We updated this article for 2024. This is our fourth time ranking the cheapest neighborhoods to live in Sacramento. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from cheapest to most expensive.

Summary: Lowest Cost Places To Live In Sacramento

If you’re measuring the neighborhoods in Sacramento where prices are low, and it’s cheap to live, this is an accurate list.

The most affordable neighborhoods in Sacramento are Village Green, Wills Acres, American River Parkway, Packard Bell, Village 2, Creekside, Parker Homes, Gardenland, Raley Industrial Park, and East Del Paso Heights.

As mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Sacramento aren’t all cheap. Downtown takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in Sacramento.

The most expensive neighborhoods in Sacramento are Downtown, Fairgrounds, Mansion Flats, Old Sacramento, and Csus.

We ranked the neighborhoods from cheapest to most expensive in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Sacramento For 2024

Rank Neighborhood Cost Of Living Index
1 Village Green 93
2 Wills Acres 101
3 American River Parkway 98
4 Packard Bell 92
5 Village 2 107
6 Creekside 105
7 Parker Homes 96
8 Gardenland 100
9 Raley Industrial Park 107
10 East Del Paso Heights 103
11 South Oak Park 100
12 Woodlake 104
13 Johnson Heights 103
14 College Glen 120
15 Granite Regional Park 91
16 Northgate 109
17 Natomas Creek 126
18 New Era Park 126
19 West Del Paso Heights 104
20 Oak Knoll 103
21 Norwood Tech 103
22 Village 12 124
23 Village 7 126
24 Gateway Center 107
25 Freeport Manor 112
26 Robla 110
27 Willowcreek 126
28 Village 5 98
29 Colonial Heights 116
30 Colonial Village 104
31 Natomas Park 122
32 Noralto 96
33 South East 107
34 Tallac Village 113
35 Parkway 104
36 South Hagginwood 97
37 Central Oak Park 105
38 Westlake 141
39 Hollywood Park 119
40 Mangan Park 111
41 South Natomas 111
42 Woodbine 106
43 River Park 140
44 Carelton Tract 116
45 Airport 105
46 Fruitridge Manor 101
47 Old North Sacramento 94
48 Tahoe Park 117
49 Glenwood Meadows 106
50 Brentwood 110
51 Golf Course Terrace 109
52 Tahoe Park South 115
53 Johnson Business Park 122
54 North City Farms 108
55 Scc 127
56 Del Paso Park 117
57 Richardson Village 101
58 Norwood I-80 103
59 Meadowview 109
60 River Gardens 105
61 Lawrence Park 100
62 Strawberry Manor 102
63 Sierra Oaks 129
64 Erikson Industrial Park 115
65 Village 9 125
66 Greenhaven 124
67 Tahoe Park East 115
68 Land Park 142
69 Gateway West 123
70 Village 11 123
71 Swanston Estates 104
72 Arden Fair 109
73 Valley High-North Laguna 112
74 Rp Sports Complex 107
75 Cannon Industrial Park 101
76 Pocket 130
77 North Oak Park 113
78 Elmhurst 127
79 Curtis Park 138
80 East Sacramento 139
81 Upper Land Park 116
82 South Land Park 128
83 Pell-Main Industrial Park 102
84 West Tahoe Park 111
85 Ben Ali 104
86 Medical Center 119
87 Colonial Manor 109
88 Natomas Crossing 104
89 Hagginwood 105
90 Del Paso Heights 102
91 Alkali Flat 103
92 South City Farms 106
93 Richmond Grove 132
94 Southside Park 124
95 North Pointe 111
96 Poverty Ridge 127
97 Glen Elder 107
98 Boulevard Park 141
99 Campus Commons 109
100 Midtown 119
101 Marshall School 136
102 Metro Center 128
103 Avondale 109
104 Newton Booth 131
105 Little Pocket 131
106 Csus 110
107 Old Sacramento 112
108 Mansion Flats 121
109 Fairgrounds 116
110 Downtown 120
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