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38.66° N · 121.40° W · GEOID 0644760

McClellan Park

Sacramento County, California · part of the Sacramento, CA metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_home_value

CaliforniaMcClellan Park, CAMcClellan ParkMcClellan Park

The short answer

McClellan Park is home to 1,486 people. Median household income is $23,750 a year and median rent is $1,888 a month, 95.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $534,200, about 22.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,888
38% above the median place
Median household income
$23,750
70% below the median place
Median home value
$534,200
67% above the median place
Unemployment
6.7%
37% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about McClellan Park

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $1,100 a year left, less than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 628 California places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 16.9% a year while household income rose 1.9%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 654 California places.
  • The median rent takes 95.4% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 655 California places.
  • The median home is worth 22.5 years of the median household's income, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 655 California places.
  • Renters occupy 100% of homes, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 652 California places.
01

Moving to McClellan Park

Sacramento County loses about 4.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in51,321
Moved out57,099
Net−5,778

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Placer County, CA5,0888,918−3,830
Yolo County, CA3,3842,795+589
El Dorado County, CA2,0882,695−607
Alameda County, CA2,7361,527+1,209
Santa Clara County, CA2,7231,270+1,453

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$72K
Leavers$74K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Sacramento County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Sacramento County report $71,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $73,700.
Income you would need
$75,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,888 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,428 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $534,200.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 19.1% work from home; 1.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Spring Valley, NY matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.9%
56% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-4.5
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
4.8%
17% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMcClellan ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.8%17% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.9%56% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-4.5below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$71,6742% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$73,6865% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 0.0%, below the median place (median 66.4%).

McClellan Park95.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$75,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
95.4%
368% above the median place
Home price to income
22.5x
above the median place (median 3.8x)

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
94%
well over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$1,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in McClellan Park, $1,888 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like McClellan Park, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Laurel Bay, SC32.1% vs 95.4%$36,800Compare
Northchase, NC27.6% vs 95.4%$43,200Compare
Oakwood, GA27.6% vs 95.4%$49,400Compare

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Homeownership1
0.0%
below the median place (median 66.4%)
Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Renters paying 30%+1
61.4%
21% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureMcClellan ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,88838% above
Rent to income195.4%368% above
Property tax rate10.7%20% below
Home price to income122.5xabove (median 3.8x)
Prices vs US average2Metro figure106.76% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,20136% above
HUD area median income4County figure$124,00016% above
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$3,92120% above
Median home value1County figure$534,20067% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.6%82% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure36.9%28% below
Homeownership10.0%below (median 66.4%)
Renters paying 30%+161.4%21% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure$2,42830% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119820% above
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $23,750, 70% below the median place.

Median household income1
$23,750
70% below the median place
Income per person1
$14,974
63% below the median place
Poverty rate1
34.0%
216% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMcClellan ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$23,75070% below
Income per person1$14,97463% below
Unemployment1County figure6.7%37% above
Average annual pay6County figure$82,00324% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs6County figure733,061387% above
Poverty rate134.0%216% above
Mean commute1County figure27 min10% above
Works from home1County figure19.1%53% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.3%58% above
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 0.0%, below the median place (median 6.4%).

No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
Median age1
25.2
35% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
86.7%
6% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.9 +16%
Bachelor's or higher21.7% −32%
High school or higher95.4% +3%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMcClellan ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,4866646th largest
Median age125.235% below
Bachelor's or higher121.7%32% below
High school or higher195.4%3% above
Household size12.916% above
Born abroad1County figure22.3%152% above
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband186.7%6% below
05

Life in McClellan Park

112 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 7 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents13.5 +32%
Playgrounds per 10k13.5 +43%
Grocery stores per 10k13.5 6.3×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k13.5 +21%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi2.5 11.7×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.5 −1%
Shops23.5 −22%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.2 −22%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.0 −11%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students11
259,342
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
387
above the median place (median 9)
Students per teacher11
23.2
51% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMcClellan ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure387above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure259,342above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure23.251% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.51% below
Shops per 10k8County figure23.522% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.222% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure18.011% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k913.532% above
Playgrounds per 10k913.543% above
Grocery stores per 10k913.5above (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k913.521% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi92.5above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure112above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 94°F, 8% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached McClellan Park. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high12
94°F
8% above the median place
Annual precipitation12
19.5 in
55% below the median place
Wildfire risk13
95.9
57% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureMcClellan ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure94°F8% above
January average low12County figure39°F55% above
Average temperature12County figure62°F13% above
Annual precipitation12County figure19.5 in55% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure98.16% above
Tornado risk13County figure65.020% below
Wildfire risk13County figure95.957% above
Heat wave risk13County figure96.17% above
Median air quality index14County figure4914% above
Good air days14County figure54.2%21% below
08

McClellan Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 103% of the median income in 2030, up from 95% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,888/mo (2024)$2,510/mo$2,060 to $3,050/mo+4.8%
Median household income$23,750 (2024)$29,500$25,000 to $34,500+3.6%

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like McClellan Park

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Spring Valley, NY$1,695$57,196Compare
New Brunswick, NJ$1,814$65,810Compare
Clarkston, GA$1,422$48,564Compare
Naranja, FL$1,713$53,984Compare
Naranja, FLClarkston, GANew Brunswick, NJSpring Valley, NYMcClellan Park, CAMcClellan ParkSpring ValleyNew BrunswickClarkstonNaranjaMcClellan ParkSpring ValleyClarkstonNaranja

Common questions

Is McClellan Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $1,100 a year left, less than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 628 California places. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 16.9% a year while household income rose 1.9%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 654 California places. On cost, space and class size it scores 1 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is McClellan Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 95.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $534,200.

What salary do you need to live in McClellan Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $75,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to McClellan Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Spring Valley, NY, New Brunswick, NJ, Clarkston, GA and Naranja, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares McClellan Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for McClellan Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/mcclellan-park-california

Citytistics. “McClellan Park, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/mcclellan-park-california/

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