Folsom

FOLSOM REAL ESTATE

The City of Folsom has a rich history beginning with the ’49ers during California’s great Gold Rush. It was the site of the West’s first railroad and the world’s first long-distance transmission of electricity. Today Folsom is a forward-looking city, a high-tech town, with firms ranging from small to large international corporations.  Folsom home prices can start at about $350,000 for smaller homes and can exceed $2,000,000 for larger custom built homes. Folsom California is ideally located about 25 minutes from Sacramento and about 90 mins to the Napa Valley, San Francisco and Lake Tahoe. Folsom has it all from premiere shopping destinations such as Folsom Outlets to The Palladio to plenty of dining and entertainment choices such as the Harris Center. Intel Corp is Folsom’s largest employer employing about 6,500 people. Luxury home buyers will find a nice selection of larger custom Luxury Homes for sale in Folsom. 

Folsom’s residents take great pride in the safety and sense of community that the city provides, and the 73,000 culturally diverse residents range from young families to active retirees. Folsom has some of the best top rated schools in the state and has been recognized as a great place to live by CNN, Business Week, Forbes and Sperlings. Full list of Folsom Rankings below … 

• 2018’s Best Place To Raise a Family in California? WalletHud says it’s FOLSOM!
• No. 29 Safest City in United States – Safe Home, 2017
• Top 100 Best Cities to Raise Kids in the U.S. – National Council for Home Safety and Security, 2017
• #3 Best Place for Young Families in California – Nerd Wallet, 2017
• City with the 2nd Lowest Uninsured Rate in the Nation – Wallet Hub, 2017
• Top 100 Safest Cities in America – National Council for Home Safety and Security, 2017
• 23rd Best Beach Town – WalletHub, 2017
• No. 5 Best Place to Live in California – SmartAsset, 2017
• Top 7 Percent of Cities with the Least Student Debt – WalletHub, 2017
• Nation’s Best Cities to Build a Forever Home – GoodCall, 2017
• Top 8% of Cities with Highest Credit Scores – WalletHub, 2017 
• Nation’s Top 20 Cities to Raise a Family (Folsom #17) – Apartment List, 2017
• Best California City to Raise a Family – WalletHub, 2016
• 33rd Wealthiest City in the Nation – Nerd Wallet , 2016
• America’s Coolest Suburbs – Thrillist.com, 2016
• Best Cities for Young Families – Apartment List, 2016
• Best Places for Young Families in Northern California – Nerd Wallet, 2015
• America’s 50 Best Cities to Live – 24/7 Wall Street, 2015
• #1 Best Place in California to Raise a Family – WalletHub.com, 2015
• Best Suburb – Movoto, 2015
• Best Cities for Young Professionals – Movoto, 2015
• #2 Most Family-Friendly part of Sac County – Sac Business Journal, 2015
• Best Cities for Job Seekers in California – Nerd Wallet, 2014
• Best Places to Live  – Money Magazine, 2014
• Best Cities for Young Families in California – Nerd Wallet, 2014
• #11 Smartest Suburb in America – Movoto, 2014
• Top 100 Best Places to Live and Launch – CNN Money, 2008
• 34th Top Places to Live in Nation – Money Magazine, 2006
• Top 25 Places to Raise a Family – Business Week, 2006

Popular Folsom Neighborhoods

Empire Ranch | Hillcrest | The Parkway | Briggs Ranch | American River Canyon | Broadstone | Natoma Station | Lexington Hills