Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Orangevale grades C+ overall, ranked 245th of 841 in California, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It has 11 miles of trail. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $552K, 5.7 years of the Sacramento metro’s $97K median household income. Orangevale’s July high is 95°F, against 89°F in California’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Only 28 of California’s 1,064 towns score higher on hazard risk. Chung Wah Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Orangevale beats most towns.
Where Orangevale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Orangevale is from typical.
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The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 6 maps from 1914 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Orangevale. Close and well known come first.
16 mi State parkSutter's Fort
16 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
14 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
16 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
17 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a year
17 mi State parkLeland Stanford Mansion State Historic ParkSutter'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
Orangevale 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Orangevale.
Orangevale carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly inland flooding), has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and has less no health insurance than most of California.
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, at 349 acres with 1.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Orangevale’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Orangevale | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.2% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. American River Parkway | 6.2 mi | 277 |
| 2. Folsom Lake State Recreation Area | 1.9 mi | 349 |
| 3. Almond Park | 0.5 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the San Juan Unified school district. Two of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Pasteur Fundamental MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 708 | – |
| Casa Roble Fundamental HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,150 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Orangevale for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Orangevale has added 674 jobs, to 5,098 in 2023. 19% of Orangevale workers work from home.
| Orangevale | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with California is no health insurance: 6.2% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 10.6% statewide.
Orangevale beats the California average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 72% of adults had a checkup this year in Orangevale.
| Orangevale | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 24% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 33% |
| What stands out | Orangevale | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median rent in Orangevale is $1,932 a month. The typical Orangevale home is worth about $552,000, up 0.8% in a year, 27% below the California typical home.
| Orangevale | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,932 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons average 95.3°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 38.8°.
Orangevale has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 96% of California towns, with expected losses of about $205 per resident a year; that rating is what its B for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1986, 34 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Orangevale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 18 to 34 are 20% of residents (24% statewide). 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Orangevale | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 41.3 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
50.2% women, 49.8% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±0.6 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.2, men 40.8.
| Orangevale | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.3% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.7% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 24% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.4% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.6% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
8 within 15 miles of the center of Orangevale
About 7 of every 100 Orangevale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
Census-designated place in California, United States
Orangevale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. The population was 35,569 at the 2020 census, up from 33,960 at the 2010 census. It is located approximately 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Sacramento.
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3 towns share a border with Orangevale.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orangevale | #245 | C+ | D | — | B− | B+ |
| Folsom | #117 | B+ | D− | C+ | A− | A |
| Fair Oaks | #133 | B | D | — | B− | A− |
| Citrus Heights | #407 | C | C− | C− | B− | B |
Orangevale and Fair Oaks report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Orangevale with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Orangevale grades C+ overall, better than 44% of U.S. towns and #245 of 841 in California. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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