La Riviera vs Sacramento

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La Riviera, CA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Sacramento, CA

Area Score

Top 36% nationally

Signals

La Riviera

Sacramento

Opportunity

56 · Top 50%

54 · Bottom 44%

Climate

81 · Top 16%

Physical resilience

63 · Top 45%

Housing affordability

70 · Bottom 34%

58 · Bottom 18%

Access

100 · Top 3%

Economic stability

66 · Top 38%

56 · Bottom 41%

Measured values

Metric	La Riviera	Sacramento	Source period
Population	11,492	528,706	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$97,975	$87,321	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$44,265	$43,376	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	6,048/sq mi	5,360/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$459,200	$506,300	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,849	$1,779	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	60.9%	51.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.9%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-1.3%	-1.3%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.7%	37.1%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	10.8%	13.9%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	94°F	94°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	41°F	41°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	19.2"	19.2"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	7 mi	8 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	27.5 min	26.5 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	33.7	36.0	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

La Riviera

Elevated or high exposure: drought, earthquake.

Sacramento

Elevated or high exposure: drought, earthquake.

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