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Sacramento CA Apartment Market Read

Covers Sacramento, Roseville and Folsom.
Current market read
Balanced market
ConditionBalanced
RentersLandlords
Balanced on the yearly data, and steady on the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 6,600 searches in August 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly

About 6,600 searches in August 2026, for Sacramento on its own

What renters Google mostHousesSee all →

Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.

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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Stable
Nothing is pulling hard either way in the latest figures (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
+0.8%
▲ Hiring, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
5.0%2024 COUNT
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$1,976 a month
September 2026, ▲ up 0.9% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +5.8% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,904/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
SUPPLY
DEMAND
Jobs+0.8%
Migration 2025+1.2/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-5.6%
Vacancy 20245.0%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$2,637/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,904 · own $4,541
$1,904
RENT
$4,541
OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
+1.2/1k
▲ More people moved in from elsewhere in the US than left. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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