Housing in North Natomas at a glance
- Population
- about 50,667
- Housing units
- about 19,641
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $597,000Sacramento: $506,300 (+18%)
- Median gross rent
- $2,120 a monthSacramento: $1,779 (+19%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 59.8%Sacramento: 51.7%
- Homes built before 1980
- 3.3%
- Median year built
- 2005
North Natomas is the newest corner of Sacramento in this data: only 3.3% of homes predate 1980, the lowest share citywide, and the median home was finished in 2005. It occupies the north-west of town and has the highest median rent, $2,120, 19% above the Sacramento figure. Values are $597,000, 18% above the city and fifth of ten. South Natomas, a neighbour, records $464,000 with a median year of 1986, and North Sacramento is lower still at $373,000. Owners make up 59.8% of households, third-highest and 8.1 points over the city, well above the 18.1% in neighbouring Central City, where rent is $1,600. Residents number 50,667, living in 19,641 homes. North Sacramento renters pay $1,570 and South Natomas renters $1,860. Owner households there total 10,988 and renter households 7,383, out of 19,641 homes in all, and South Natomas has 24.7% older stock against 3.3% here.
Questions about North Natomas
What is the median home value in North Natomas, Sacramento?
$597,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $506,300 for Sacramento as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in North Natomas?
$2,120 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,779 in Sacramento (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in North Natomas own or rent?
Most own: 59.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 51.7% in Sacramento (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 11 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
North Natomas is one of the 10 community plan areas of Sacramento: estimated population about 50,667 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Sacramento GIS, Community Plan Areas, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Sacramento as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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