La Riviera, CA vs Sacramento, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricLa Riviera, CASacramento, CA
Population11,492528,706
Median Household Income$97,975$87,321
Median Rent$1,849/mo$1,779/mo
Median Home Value$459,200$506,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)107107
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.6%53.5%
Poverty Rate10.8%13.9%
Unemployment Rate5% (county)5.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k473*720
Property Crime Rate /100k1,357*2,305
Median AQI4949
Good AQI Days /yr198198
Summer Highs92°F92°F
Winter Lows42°F42°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25.8 min25.3 min
Hospitals—10
Avg Hospital Rating—3.2 / 5
Students per Teacher23.424.7
College Degree Rate39.7%37.1%
Foreign-Born %13.7%22.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.1%+2.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices La Riviera (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.