Rankings · How Folsom ranks in CA
Folsom makes California’s top 10 on 2 lists
Folsom is ranked on 37 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 12.
Lists ranked on
37
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
2
Best: #4 closest to a top hospital
Top-quarter finishes
12
of 26 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 2% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Folsom does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Folsom marked.
At a glance
Folsom lands in the top half on 20 of 26 lists
Each dot is Folsom’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Folsom does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#6/438 HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#4/844Most active#48/844Healthiest#112/844Fewest smokers#158/844Fewest uninsured#166/844Lowest obesity#247/844Lowest depression#420/844 People
Most educated#144/844 SafetySafety →
Safest#118/411 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#51/422Most affordable#506/835Lowest property tax#595/835Cheapest rent#606/830 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#333/843 What kind of place
Wetter than 81% of California
Not better or worse, just Folsom’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wetter than 81% of CA towns
DrierWetter
24 in of rain + melted snow a year
Colder winters than 80% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
38.4° January low
Hotter summers than 75% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
95.3° July high
More homes per newcomer than 75% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.4 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
More year-round than 72% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Steadier prices than 68% of CA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+35.6% in home prices, 5 years
Older than 60% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
41.0 median age
Fewer seniors than 59% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
14.8% of residents are 65+
More kids than 54% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
22.7% of residents are under 18
Almost there
1 spot from the top 3 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Folsom sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Folsom out-ranks 2 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.