Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
23,766 people call this town in California home.
Rosemont’s lowest grade is for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $454K, 4.7 years of the Sacramento metro’s $97K median household income. This California town grades B− overall and ranks 231st of 841 in California. Nationally, it does better than 47% of U.S. towns. Walkability is its strong suit — it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 92% of U.S. towns. The town is home to Carrington College-Sacramento. Its July high is 94°F, above both California’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). On hazard risk, just 7 of California’s 1,064 towns do better. Brighton School is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · NOAA normals, 1991–2020 · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Rosemont beats most towns.
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Carrington College-Sacramento | 991 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Rosemont is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 18,888 in 1980, 23,510 in 2020. The archive holds 7 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rosemont. Close and well known come first.
6 mi State parkSutter's Fort
4 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
11 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 ParkSutter'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
Rosemont 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 Rosemont.
Rosemont carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly inland flooding), has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and has home values still below their peak.
The typical value, about $455K, is 8% below its July 2022 peak.
On the market in Rosemont: a median 22 days to sell. 62% of Rosemont households live in a home they own. The midpoint rent for Rosemont comes to $1,831 a month.
| Rosemont | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,831 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Sacramento City Unified school district. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The largest public high school is Rosemont High, with 1,485 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Einstein MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 579 | – |
| Rosemont HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,485 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
There are 4.4 miles of trail across 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Rosemont Community Park, at 27 acres. Its density of trails is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Rosemont | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rosemont Community Park | — | 27 |
| 2. Manlove Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
| 3. Rosemont North Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based here grew from 5,056 in 2013 to 7,404.
Among workers in Rosemont, 18% work from home. Only 3% of working residents stay in Rosemont for work; the rest commute out. Also worth knowing: since 2013, Rosemont has added 2,348 jobs, to 7,404 in 2023. The top destinations are Sacramento (32%), Rancho Cordova (7%) and Arden-Arcade (4%).
| Rosemont | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 18% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 99% of California towns, with expected losses of about $137 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
Of the losses FEMA expects in Rosemont, 64% come from inland flooding and 31% from earthquakes. 20 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 1986.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Rosemont, 30% of adults have obesity. Of 32 CDC measures, Rosemont beats the California average on 3 and trails it on 3. Two figures for adults locally: 39% feel lonely, 20% get no exercise outside work.
| Rosemont | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Rosemont | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 20.3% | 24.6% |
| More adults with depression | 23.8% | 20.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons average 94.3°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.1°.
For Rosemont, the January low is 39°F. Snow is a rarity.
| Rosemont | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 39°F | 41°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
By age, Rosemont looks like California: each broad group is within 4 points. For Rosemont, the median age is 35.6 years. California has 37% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 29%.
| Rosemont | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.6 years | 39.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 37.5, men 34.6.
| Rosemont | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.3% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.9% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.5% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.2% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.6% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.3% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.8% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
9 within 15 miles of the center of Rosemont
About 8 of every 100 Rosemont residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
Where Rosemont’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in California, United States
Rosemont is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville metropolitan area. The population rose to 23,510 at the 2020 census. It was 22,681 at the 2010 census, down from 22,904 at the 2000 census.
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3 towns share a border with Rosemont.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemont | #231 | B− | C− | — | B− | B+ |
| Sacramento | #509 | C− | D | D | B− | B |
| Mather | #95 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| La Riviera | #111 | B+ | C− | — | B | B+ |
Rosemont, Mather and La Riviera report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Rosemont with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Rosemont grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #231 of 841 in California. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
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−.
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