Best Neighborhood
Folsom is an well educated and afluent city in Sacramento county. Folsom has about +83,000 people which is about 5% of the population of Sacramento county. There are many nice neighborhoods and the best neighborhood in Folsom is a subjective matter. Folsom Plan Area, Empire Ranch, and The Parkway are the best neighborhoods for their newer homes and larger size.
Largest Neighborhood
The largest subdivision will be Folsom Plan Area with over 11,000 homes being built.
The largest subdivisions are:
- Empire Ranch: 3123 homes
- Willow Creek Estates: 3023 homes
- American River Canyon: 1647 homes
- Broadstone: 1643 homes
- Parkside: 1565 homes
- The Parkway: 1315 homes
- Prairie Oaks: 1179 homes
- Woodbridge: 1212 homes
- Natoma Station: 1027 homes
Newest Neighborhood
The newest subdivision is the Folsom Plan Area, with homes still being constructed in 2024 and beyond.
Newer homes can be found in Broadstone, Empire Ranch, Parkside, Willow Springs and The Islands.
Population
The population of Folsom is 83,269 (2022). Since 2010, Folsom has grown about 15% in population or about 1.2% per year on average. From 2020 to 2022, Folsom grew rapidly at about 3.5% while California lost about 1.3% in population.
Folsom has a larger Asian demographic at about 19% (2023) compared to the about 6% national and 16% California. Folsom has a smaller African American demographic at about 4.5% compared to the about 14% national and 7% California.
Folsom slightly leans to younger population with more younger people and less retired people than national average.
Housing
The population of homes in Folsom is about 69% owner occupied or about 31% rentals. California has about 56% owner occupied or 44% rental. National average is about 65% owner occupied or 35% rental.
The median home in Folsom is about $673,000. This is about 2% higher than California average and almost 2.4x higher than national average 💸. Median monthly owner costs with mortgage is about $3000 or about $860 without mortgage. The median rent is about $2164 in Folsom.
Families, Education, Income
There is about 28,000 families in Folsom and about 2.7 family members in each family.
Folsom has a signficantly higher educated population at 54% with a Bachelor’s degree or higher, while the national and California average is about 34% and 36% respectively.
Folsom spends significantly more per person at about $26,000, compared to about $15,000 to California and national average.
Folsom’s median household income is about $135k which is significantly higher than California median income by +41% and national median income by +80%.
Folsom also has significantly less poverity at about 5%, compared to California and national of about 12%.
Folsom has about 2886 people per square mile.
Neighborhoods
There are about 31 unique subdivisions, within these subdivisions are many neighborhoods.
The subdivisions are:
Alice Wild
- 161 homes
- Developed: 1952-1959
Bentley Square
- 152 homes
- Developed: 1996-1997
Blue Ravine Oaks
- 162 homes
- Developed: 1986
Briggs Ranch
- 396 homes
- Developed: 1989-1994
Broadstone
- 1643 homes
- Developed: 1991-2005, 2022
Cobble Hills Ridge
- 230 homes
- Developed: 1992, 1999-2000
Empire Ranch
- 3123 homes
- Developed: 1999-2015
Fieldstone Meadows
- 89 homes
- Developed: 2005
Folsom Gold
- unknown number of homes
- Developed: 1977
Lake Forest
- 57 homes
- Developed: 1980-1982
Los Cerros
- 188 homes
- Developed: 1989-1992
Natoma Station
- 1027 homes
- Developed: 1989-1995
Natomas Heights
- 506 homes
- Developed: 1958-1963
Oak Villas
- 71 homes
- Developed: 1994
Parkside
- 1565 homes
- Developed: 1924, 1973-1999, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2022
Prairie Oaks
- 1179 homes
- Developed: 1994-1998
Rancho Diablo
- 337 homes
- Developed: 1980-1985
Sierra Woods
- 313 homes
- Developed: 1974-1977
Steeplechase
- 155 homes
- Developed: 1986
Suncountry
- 654 homes
- Developed: 1987-1998
The Islands
- 139 homes
- Developed: 2006-2007
The Parkway
- 1315 homes
- Developed: 1995-2017
Waterford Place
- unkn homes
- Developed: 2005
Willow Creek Estates
- 3023 homes
- Developed: 1979-1996
Willow Springs
- 674 homes
- Developed: 1998-2006
Woodbridge
- 1212 homes
- Developed: 1977-1993
American River Canyon
- 1647 homes
- Developed: 1978-2007
Ridgeview
- 226 homes
- Developed: 1987-1995
Levy Industrial Area
- 13 homes
- Developed: 1984, 2006
Historic District
Although Folsom has a historic district, the number of homes and years built were not found
Folsom Plan Area
There are additionally new neighborhoods being created since 2019. The area is officially called the Folsom Plan Area but most people refer to it as the homes South of 50. The newly constructed homes are in a 3520 acre area bounded by Highway 50, White Rock Road, Prairie City Road, and El Dorado Country line. It contains the following six new neighborhoods:
- Broadstone Estates
- Enclave at Folsom Ranch
- Folsom Heights
- Mangini Ranch
- Russell Ranch
- White Rock Springs Ranch