Sacramento, CA vs Parkway, CA

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

MetricSacramento, CAParkway, CA
Population528,70615,397
Median Household Income$87,321$64,375
Median Rent$1,779/mo$1,517/mo
Median Home Value$506,300$374,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)107107
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.5%51.6%
Poverty Rate13.9%22.5%
Unemployment Rate5.1%5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k720473*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,3051,357*
Median AQI4949
Good AQI Days /yr198198
Summer Highs92°F91°F
Winter Lows42°F40°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25.3 min24.7 min
Hospitals10—
Avg Hospital Rating3.2 / 5—
Students per Teacher24.722.8
College Degree Rate37.1%11.1%
Foreign-Born %22.3%27%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.2%+0.4%

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 Parkway (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.