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Roseville is a city of 167,302, and it grades B overall, 131st of 841 graded towns in California. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 87% of the country and its schools outperform 85% of the state's. The trade-off: the typical home is worth about $644K, 6.6 years of the Sacramento metro’s $97K median household income. Roseville’s July high is 96°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. On hazard risk, just 80 of California’s 1,064 towns do better. Roseville has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Haman House and Carnegie Library.
Where Roseville beats most towns.
118,788 counted in 2010 and 147,773 in 2020; an estimated 167,302 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 13.2% since 2020, after 24.4% 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 Roseville is from typical.
Its grades run from A for health (better than 87% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 3%), so the B overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 115 in 1870, 147,773 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2025 and 6 maps from 1910 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Roseville. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
16 mi State parkSutter's Fort
16 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
16 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
16 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a year
17 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 Roseville, 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 Roseville.
Roseville carries less natural-hazard risk than most of California (mostly inland flooding), has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and has less no health insurance than most of California.
Its widest gap with California is no health insurance: 5.6% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 10.6% statewide.
32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Roseville. Roseville beats the California average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 27% of adults have obesity in Roseville.
| Roseville | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 24% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Roseville | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.6% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.4% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $644K.
Three of its 44 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Chilton MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,289 | C− |
| West Park HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,079 | – |
| Olympus Junior HighTop results in townGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 439 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
37 miles of trail in 94 parks and preserves. Maidu Regional Park, at 150 acres with 1.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Roseville | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.9% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mahany Park | 3.3 mi | 98 |
| 2. Mahany Nature Reserve | 2.3 mi | 48 |
| 3. Maidu Regional Park | 1.6 mi | 150 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
July afternoons average 95.6°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 38.7°.
Roseville has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The January low in Roseville is 39°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 62,138 in 2013 to 86,912.
About one in 5 of Roseville’s working residents works in town. 24% of Roseville workers work from home. Jobs based in Roseville grew to 86,912 in 2023, 24,774 more than in 2013.
| Roseville | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $119,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Roseville’s median rent is $2,142 a month. The typical Roseville home is worth about $644,000, up 0.8% in a year, 15% below the California typical home.
| Roseville | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,142 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 57% | 55% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Reported crimes fell from 2,661 to 2,421 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Within California, it does better than 71% of towns.
| Roseville | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 12.6 per 1,000 residents | 13.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the California average. Roseville has grown 13% since 2020, to 167,302 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 44% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Roseville | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 16% | 18% |
50.5% women, 49.5% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±0.7 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.3, men 38.5.
| Roseville | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.9% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.4% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.4% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.5% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.8% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.3% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.1% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.2% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 90% of California towns, with expected losses of about $238 per resident a year; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1978, 259 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Roseville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6 within 15 miles of the center of Roseville
About 7 of every 100 Roseville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
3 places in Roseville on the National Register of Historic Places.
34 notable people were born in Roseville.
City in California, United States
Roseville is the most populous city in Placer County, California, located within the Sacramento metropolitan area. At the 2020 census, the city's population was 147,773, making it the third-largest city in the Sacramento area. Interstate 80 runs through Roseville and State Route 65 runs through part of the northern edge of the city. Roseville has been a charter city, and is known for its city owned utilities under Environmental Utilities and Roseville Electric Utility. It is historically associated with the railroad and the city underwent significant urban renewal in the 1980s and 1990s. Today it has become a major commercial hub, attracting regular shoppers and visitors from a large swath …
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4 towns share a border with Roseville.
Citrus Heights next door grades lower for schools (B− to Roseville’s A) and higher for cost of living (C− to D−).
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roseville | #131 | B | D− | C+ | A | A |
| Rocklin | #56 | A− | D− | B | A | A |
| Granite Bay | #52 | A− | D− | — | A | A |
| Citrus Heights | #407 | C | C− | C− | B− | B |
| Antelope | #186 | B− | D | — | A− | B |
Granite Bay and Antelope report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Roseville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Roseville grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #131 of 841 in California. It grades A for health, C+ for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within California, it does better than 71% of towns.
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−.
34 notable people were born here, including Molly Ringwald and John Ensign.
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