Roseville, CA — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Placer County · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom · population 163,304

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Roseville, CA
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58
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Roseville stands

Population growing 2.5% per year.

Median home $650,823
1-year -1.5%
5-yr CAGR +2.7%
vs 5-yr peak -6.5%
Population +2.5%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-06$651k$375k$492k$608k$724k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
52/100
Somewhat walkable
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
30/100
Minimal transit
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
73/100
Strong remote-work fit
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$2,577/mo$2,014$2,373$2,731202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent114120100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 21.0
Lean rent

At a 21.0 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in Roseville. Owner-occupier ROI requires longer holds and the assumption that prices keep appreciating roughly at the rate of rent.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
43 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
51 · w22%
Distance from peak
55 · w18%
Population growth
85 · w16%
Rent YoY
68 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
60 · w10%
Long thesis

Roseville has held up across the cycle: home values at $650,823 with +2.7% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Roseville is a West Coast market off recent highs, and the regional fundamentals (taxes, regulation, out-migration) are still working against it. The bear case isn't that prices go to zero — it's that they don't recover meaningfully for years.

About Roseville

Roseville is a city in Placer County, California, with an estimated population of 163,304. It anchors the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area. The population has grown 2.5% per year on average between 2020 and 2024 — among the faster-growing communities in the state. The median home value in Roseville is $650,823 as of 2026-04, down 1.5% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +2.7% annual growth (-6.5% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Roseville average $2,577 per month, up 3.4% year-over-year. The composite momentum score is 58 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

●People are voting with their feet: population growing 2.5% per year since 2020 — that’s faster than ~80% of US cities.
○The data is the data: Roseville has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

About Roseville (Wikipedia)

Roseville is the most populous city in Placer County, California, located within the Sacramento metropolitan area. At the 2020 census, the city's population was 147,773, making it the third-largest city in the Sacramento area. Interstate 80 runs through Roseville and State Route 65 runs through part of the northern edge of the city.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

City facts

MayorDavid DeMario
Area44.08 sq mi
Elevation164 population_as_of = 2020 ft
IncorporatedApril 10, 1909
Densityauto/sq mi

Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Placer County right now.

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Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Placer County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

Neighborhoods of Roseville

31 tracked · ranked by median home value
1Stoneridge$868,923+1.2%
2Pleasant Grove$788,303-1.1%
3Johnson Ranch$780,898-0.3%
4Cirby Side$720,053+0.0%
5Fiddyment Farm$715,895-1.4%
6Maidu$712,420+0.0%
7Blue Oaks$693,979-0.5%
8Quail Glen$687,492-2.3%
9Olympus Pointe$687,407-2.1%
10Westpark$685,245-1.9%
11Stanford$684,628-3.5%
12Diamond Oaks$671,415-1.7%
13Junction West$652,875-0.6%
14Cirby Ranch$652,058-0.7%
15Highland Reserve$648,961-2.8%
16Woodcreek Oaks$626,285-1.0%
17South Cirby$600,378-0.6%
18Sun City$596,598-2.2%
19Foothills Junction$591,610-0.9%
20Kaseberg-Kingswood$583,230-2.1%
21Meadow Oaks$563,443-1.1%
22Hillcrest$536,202-0.7%
23Sierra Gardens$534,664-0.1%
24Cresthaven$504,168+0.1%

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Run the numbers for Roseville

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 41°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
82° / 60°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
258
~71% of year
Annual precip
22″ rain
8″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
Very high
Earthquake
Very high
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Current weather

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Find rentals & listings

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
65%
Moderate climate
Median household income
$91,500
California state median
Top industries (state-level)
TechEntertainmentAgriculture

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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