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Sacramento CA
Covers Sacramento, Roseville and Folsom.
Current market read
Balanced market
ConditionBalanced
Balanced on the yearly data, and steady on the recent monthly signals.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 6,600 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 6,600 searches in July 2026, for Sacramento on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Stable
Holding steady this month, no signal is pulling hard either way.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+0.9%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +5.8% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,904/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · SacramentoNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 2 weeks ago.● softer● neutral● firmer
Building Industry-Backed Poll Finds Sacramento-Area Voters Deeply Concerned about Housing CostsSacramento Rents Are Going DownA raft of California housing bills heads to Newsom; here’s what’s newView all 8 Sacramento news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.8%
Migration 2025+1.24/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-5.6%
Vacancy 20245%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$2,556/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,904 · own $4,460
$1,904RENT
$4,460OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
+1.24/1k
▲ Net inflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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