Arden-ArcadeCA
A city of 94,994.
Is Arden-Arcade a good place to live?
Arden-Arcade is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 406th among California's 841 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 54% of California towns. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $560K, 5.8 years of the Sacramento metro’s $97K median household income. Arden-Arcade is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. Only 83 of California’s 1,064 towns score higher on hazard risk. The biggest place to walk is American River Parkway, 299 acres with 6.2 miles of trail.
What makes Arden-Arcade stand out
Where Arden-Arcade beats most towns.
How Arden-Arcade grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Arden-Arcade is from typical.
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Sutter's Fort and 35 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Arden-Arcade. Close and well known come first.
5 mi State parkSutter's Fort
8 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
4 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
6 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
7 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a year
6 mi State parkLeland Stanford Mansion State Historic ParkPhoto credits
Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · California State Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Swampyank at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park: M.Mierzwa. MCalamari at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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Moving to Arden-Arcade: who provides what
Arden-Arcade is unincorporated, so Sacramento County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Arden-Arcade.
Arden-Arcade carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly inland flooding), has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and trades workers with Sacramento and other neighbors.
Conservation land takes up 3.3% of Arden-Arcade
Arden-Arcade’s density of trails is 1.1 miles per square mile, where California’s towns sit at 1.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Walkers can cover 17 miles of trail in 19 parks and preserves.
| Arden-Arcade | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. American River Parkway | 6.2 mi | 299 |
| 2. Howe Park | 1.7 mi | 39 |
| 3. Bohemian Park | 0.4 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Arden-Arcade earns a B− for schools
Below: Three of its 33 schools, each with why it was picked. Public schools: the San Juan Unified school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arden MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,010 | C− |
| Rio Americano HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,891 | A− |
| Mira Loma HighTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,655 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
The climate in Arden-Arcade brings mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 94.5°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.2°.
Its January low stands at 39°F. Arden-Arcade’s typical July afternoon high is 95°F, above both California’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Snowfall is close to zero.
| Arden-Arcade | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 39°F | 41°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Arden-Arcade’s working residents commute to Sacramento
Arden-Arcade has about as many jobs (38,565) as working residents, but only 3,129 people both live and work here.
The top destinations are Sacramento (30%), Roseville (5%) and Rancho Cordova (4%). Only nearly a tenth of working residents stay in Arden-Arcade for work; the rest commute out. Arden-Arcade: 17% of residents live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 8 miles.
| Arden-Arcade | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 18% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No age group stands out in Arden-Arcade against California
The share of adults 25 and older in Arden-Arcade who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 39%. The age mix tracks California closely: no broad group is more than 4 points off. The town’s age of the median resident stands at 37.2 years.
| Arden-Arcade | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.2 years | 39.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.2 points). Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.8, men 35.4.
| Arden-Arcade | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.7% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.2% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.7% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.4% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.7% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.1% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.3% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.2% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Moderate risk in Arden-Arcade, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 90% of California towns, with expected losses of about $251 per resident a year; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
Arden-Arcade has had 181 paid flood insurance claims since 1986. In Arden-Arcade, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 54 of 100. FEMA puts 77% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to earthquakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Arden-Arcade is healthier than 50% of U.S. towns
39% of adults feel lonely in Arden-Arcade. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Arden-Arcade is ahead of California on 2 and behind on 11. Among adults here, 71% had a checkup this year and 19% report frequent mental distress.
| Arden-Arcade | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Arden-Arcade | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.3% | 10.6% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 62.2% | 57.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.9% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Arden-Arcade sell for about $550K
Among households here, 46% are owner-occupiers. Arden-Arcade’s going rate for rent comes in at $1,588 a month. On the market here: a median 17 days to sell.
| Arden-Arcade | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 46% | 64% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 60% | 55% | 48% |
| Median rent | $1,588 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Arden-Arcade
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Arden-Arcade
About 7 of every 100 Arden-Arcade residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
About Arden-Arcade
Census-designated place in California, United States
Arden-Arcade is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. The population was 94,659 at the 2020 census, making it the second most populous census-designated place in California. It is east of the city of Sacramento and west of the community of Carmichael. Arden-Arcade is a principal locality of the Sacramento metropolitan area.
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- Area
- 18 sq mi
- Elevation
- 56 ft
Arden-Arcade’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Arden-Arcade.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arden-Arcade | #406 | C | D | — | B− | B− |
| Sacramento | #509 | C− | D | D | B− | B |
| Carmichael | #244 | C+ | D | — | B− | B+ |
| La Riviera | #111 | B+ | C− | — | B | B+ |
| North Highlands | #442 | C | C | — | B− | C |
Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, La Riviera and North Highlands report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Arden-Arcade with a neighbor →
Questions about Arden-Arcade
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Arden-Arcade, CA a good place to live?
Arden-Arcade grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #406 of 841 in California. It grades B− for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Arden-Arcade, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $560,000, 26% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.