Sacramento, CA
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| | Metro Area (out of 45): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 6th | |
| | Prior Rank: 4th | |
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| | Central City (out of 44): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 6th | |
| | Prior Rank: 9th | |
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| | Data source: 2011 American Housing Survey | |
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Location Summary
Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, the Sacramento metro area had fewer homes with open cracks or holes in walls or floors, broken plaster or peeling paint, signs of mice, water leaks from the inside and the outside, water supply stoppages, rooms without working electrical outlets, and foundation problems. Homes in the central city were less likely to have holes in the floors, broken plaster or peeling paint, water supply stoppages, incomplete plumbing, room heaters without a flue, rooms without a working electrical outlet, and window and foundation problems. Areas outside the central city were less likely to have evidence of mice, water leaks from the outside, and incomplete plumbing, compared to the national average. Rental units were less likely to have open cracks or holes in the walls and floors, broken plaster or peeling paint, evidence of mice, water leaks from the inside, water supply stoppages, incomplete plumbing, room heaters without a flue, siding and foundation problems, and rooms with no functioning electrical outlets. Owner-occupied dwellings were less likely to have broken plaster or peeling paint, signs of mice, water leaks from the outside, and incomplete plumbing.
Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, Sacramento had more dwellings with evidence of rats, sewage disposal breakdowns, roofing problems, and incomplete kitchen facilities. Rats, sewage disposal breakdowns, and inadequate kitchens were more prevalent in central city housing; homes outside the central city also had these issues, along with roofing problems, flush toilet breakdowns, and exposed wiring. Rental properties were more likely to have rats and lack kitchen facilities. Owner-occupied dwellings were more likely to have rats, flush toilet and sewer disposal breakdowns, exposed wiring, room heaters without a flue, roofing and siding problems, and a lack of kitchen facilities.
Community Information: The Sacramento MSA is comprised of El Dorado, Placer, and Sacramento counties, California. In 2011, the MSA included 788.896 occupied dwelling units, 30.5% of which were located in the central city of Sacramento. The housing stock of the MSA ranked below average for its age and is among the most heavily rental of the cities surveyed. The percentage of pre-1940 homes ranked 14th-youngest (5.3%) for the MSA and 16th-youngest (10.6%) for the central city. The median house age in the Sacramento MSA was 1981. The percentage of rental units ranked 8th-most heavily rental (42.4%) for the MSA and 13th-most heavily rental (55.1%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, Sacramento had a lower poverty rate. Its poverty rate ranked 19th (12.4%) for the entire MSA and 5th (12.4%) for homes in the central city.