La RivieraCA
A town of 11,492.
Is La Riviera a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. La Riviera grades B+ overall, 111th of 841 graded towns in California. It has 9 miles of trail. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $467K for a typical one and 4.8 times the Sacramento metro’s $97K median household income. La Riviera’s trail density is 4.6 miles per square mile, against 1.0 in California’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 4 of California’s 1,064 towns do better. La Riviera is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 90% of U.S. towns.
What makes La Riviera stand out
Where La Riviera beats most towns.
9 miles of trails in La Riviera
11.3% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
How La Riviera grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far La Riviera is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Sutter's Fort and 35 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around La Riviera. Close and well known come first.
6 mi State parkSutter's Fort
4 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
7 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
8 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a year
8 mi State parkLeland Stanford Mansion State Historic ParkPhoto credits
Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 La Riviera: who provides what
La Riviera 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 La Riviera.
La Riviera carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly inland flooding) and has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns.
La Riviera has set aside 11.3% of its land for conservation
9.1 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. American River Parkway, at 185 acres with 7.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. American River Parkway | 7.5 mi | 185 |
| 2. Riviera East Park | 0.3 mi | 8 |
| 3. Larchmont Community Park | 0.1 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, La Riviera’s schools beat 62% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Sacramento City Unified school district. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isador Cohen ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 370 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
For cost of living, La Riviera earns a C−
At $1,849 a month, La Riviera’s median rent is close to California’s towns ($1,898 a month) and above U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The typical La Riviera home is worth about $467,000, about the same as a year ago, 39% below the California typical home. 61% of households own their home in La Riviera.
| La Riviera | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,849 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 61% | 64% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
La Riviera stands out in California and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is lower
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 100% of California towns, with expected losses of about $122 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in La Riviera is 18 of 100. Since 1992, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in La Riviera.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of La Riviera are healthier than 71% of U.S. towns
La Riviera beats the California average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 70% of La Riviera adults had a checkup this year.
| La Riviera | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 24% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | La Riviera | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 19.3% | 24.6% |
| More adults with depression | 24.3% | 20.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In La Riviera, expect mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 94.3°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.1°.
La Riviera has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. La Riviera’s July high is 94°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| La Riviera | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°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 La Riviera’s working residents commute to Sacramento
Most working residents leave La Riviera for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, La Riviera has lost 500 jobs, to 6,541 in 2023. The top destinations are Sacramento (34%), Rancho Cordova (7%) and Arden-Arcade (5%).
| La Riviera | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 25% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More young adults than California overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 30% of residents (24% statewide). 40% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| La Riviera | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.7 years | 39.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.4 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| La Riviera | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 21.1% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.5% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.3% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.3% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.9% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.3% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.5% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Everything we know about La Riviera
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of La Riviera
About 9 of every 100 La Riviera residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
About La Riviera
Census-designated place in the United States
La Riviera is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 11,252 at the 2020 census, up from 10,802 at the 2010 census. La Riviera is a primarily residential neighborhood located between the American River on the north side and Highway 50 on the southern border.
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- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 52 ft
La Riviera’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with La Riviera.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Rosemont (B−) comes closest.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Riviera | #111 | B+ | C− | — | B | B+ |
| Rancho Cordova | #314 | C+ | D | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Carmichael | #244 | C+ | D | — | B− | B+ |
| Arden-Arcade | #406 | C | D | — | B− | B− |
| Rosemont | #231 | B− | C− | — | B− | B+ |
| Sacramento | #509 | C− | D | D | B− | B |
La Riviera, Carmichael, Arden-Arcade and Rosemont report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare La Riviera with a neighbor →
Questions about La Riviera
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is La Riviera, CA a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. La Riviera grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #111 of 841 in California. It grades B+ for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is La Riviera, CA expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.