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Moving to
La Riviera.
La Riviera is an unincorporated community in Sacramento County, CA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in La Riviera
La Riviera is an unincorporated community in California with household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, and a growing population. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. La Riviera deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and larger class sizes than the national average.
The good
- Higher-than-average incomes
- Highly educated workforce
- Growing population
The not so good
- Rent well above the national average
- High home prices
- Air quality concerns
- High student-teacher ratio
- High rent burden for renters
- Hot summers
How La Riviera compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to La Riviera
Based on La Riviera's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,698
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $73,960 a year
- 53% of La Riviera renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$91,840
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $45,920
- Homes cost 4.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▲ 31% above US
$1,849/mo median rent
Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,849 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices run above average, with a median around $459,200. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.
Median home value $459,200 · 53% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
5.0% county unemployment
Unemployment in Sacramento County is 5.0%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Sacramento County (county-wide)
Safety
473 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
La Riviera doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 1357/100k · Policed by Sacramento County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
26 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 25.8 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 25% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 92°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 42°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▲ 10% above US
40% bachelor's degree or higher
Education levels run about average, with 40% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.
Schools
3 public schools inside the boundary
There are 3 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 23:1, above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial (51 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
La Riviera's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,849/mo) equals 23% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (25% of workers here already work from home). It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.
Other places near La Riviera
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Rent $1,588/mo · Income $77,321
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