Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A city of 76,821, settled in 1868.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Rocklin grades A− overall, 56th among California's 841 graded towns. Residents are healthier than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and its public schools beat 86% of California towns on state tests and graduation. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $688K, 7.1 years of the Sacramento metro’s $97K median household income. Rocklin’s July high is 96°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Only 32 of California’s 1,064 towns score higher on hazard risk. Rocklin is home to Sierra College.
Where Rocklin beats most towns.
56,974 counted in 2010 and 71,601 in 2020; an estimated 76,821 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 7.3% since 2020, after 25.7% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Rocklin is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 542 in 1870, a low of 542 in 1870, 71,601 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 4 maps from 1944 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rocklin. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
20 mi State parkSutter's Fort
20 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
20 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
21 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a year
21 mi State parkLeland Stanford Mansion State Historic ParkARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rocklin, and how to reach them.
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 Rocklin.
Rocklin pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the California norm, carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly inland flooding) and fares better on crime within California than nationally.
31 miles of trail in 37 parks and preserves. Rocklin’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Sunset Whitney Recreation Area, 250 acres with 5 miles of trail.
| Rocklin | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.6 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.1% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sunset Whitney Recreation Area | 5 mi | 250 |
| 2. Johnson-Springview Park | 4.6 mi | 134 |
| 3. Kathy Lund Community Park | 0.8 mi | 31 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $688K.
Its public schools are run by the Rocklin Unified school district. Three of its 25 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocklin Academy GatewayLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 1,093 | – |
| Whitney HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,041 | A− |
| Western Sierra Collegiate AcademyTop results in townGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 776 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with California is no health insurance: 5% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 10.6% statewide.
18% of Rocklin adults get no exercise outside work. Rocklin beats the California average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 8.6% of Rocklin adults have diabetes.
| Rocklin | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 24% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 12% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 22% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 35% |
| What stands out | Rocklin | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons average 95.9°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 38.2°.
Rocklin has mild winters and hot summers. The January low in Rocklin is 38°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 16,163 in 2013 to 22,886.
Most working residents leave Rocklin for work: only 11% work in town. 24% of workers work from home in Rocklin. Since 2013, Rocklin has added 6,723 jobs, to 22,886 in 2023.
| Rocklin | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $124,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 96% of California towns, with expected losses of about $220 per resident a year; that rating is what its B for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1980, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rocklin.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 14.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 87% of California’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 880 to 712 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Rocklin grades A− overall with a typical home of about $688K, below the California typical value; only 2 of the 51 California towns graded A− or better can say that. The typical value, about $688K, is 8% below its June 2022 peak.
The typical Rocklin home is worth about $688,000, up 0.7% in a year, 10% below the California typical home.
| Rocklin | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,258 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 60% | 55% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 64% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
6 within 15 miles of the center of Rocklin
About 8 of every 100 Rocklin residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
2 colleges in town.
4 notable people were born in Rocklin.
City in California, United States
Rocklin is a city in Placer County, California, United States, about 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Sacramento and about 6.1 miles (9.8 km) northeast of Roseville in the Sacramento metropolitan area. Besides Roseville, it borders Granite Bay, Loomis, and Lincoln. As of the 2020 census, Rocklin's population was 71,601.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
4 towns share a border with Rocklin.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocklin | #56 | A− | D− | B | A | A |
| Loomis | #123 | B | D | — | A | A− |
| Roseville | #131 | B | D− | C+ | A | A |
| Lincoln | #85 | B+ | D− | A− | B+ | A− |
| Granite Bay | #52 | A− | D− | — | A | A |
Loomis and Granite Bay report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Rocklin with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Rocklin grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #56 of 841 in California. It grades A for health, B for safety and A 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−.
4 notable people were born here, including Logan Webb and Chase Baker.
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