Half of Foothill Farms’ homes were built after 1977
More historic than 11% of U.S. towns · #664 of 847 in California. What drives it
Most of Foothill Farms was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Below: maps from 1902 on and the census since 2000.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Foothill Farms is more historic than 11% of U.S. towns, #664 of 847 in California. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Foothill Farms’ overall grade.
Few California towns list much on the Register (a typical California town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Foothill Farms’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (31% of California towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.8 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Foothill Farms’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Foothill Farms. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1902Fairoaks sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Foothill Farms.
The story so far
Foothill Farms, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Foothill Farms yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Foothill Farms is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. The population was 35,834 at the 2020 census, up from 33,121 at the 2010 census. Foothill Farms is part of the greater North Highlands-Foothill Farms community, and comprises the zip codes 95841 and 95842.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 33,121 to 35,834 (+8%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Foothill Farms is more historic than 11% of U.S. towns, #664 of 847 in California. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Foothill Farms?
1% of Foothill Farms’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 3.4% for a California town; the median home was built in 1977.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
