West Sacramento Homes For Sale
Close to San Francisco, Davis and Downtown
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West West Sacramento is, as the name implies, on the western edge of the Greater Sacramento in Yolo County. Sacramento River separates it from county and city of Sacramento and one has to use I Street Bridge or Tower Bridge to reach West Sacramento from Sacramento. What makes West Sacramento or as locals call it, West Sac, special? Well, proximity to Downtown, for work (lots of State jobs) or for fun (plenty of excellent bars of restaurants) definitely makes it a great destination for everyone. For the concert goers, basketball fans and even Monster Jam fans, Golden1 Center indoor arena, which is in the heart of Downtown, is only minutes from West Sacramento. Also, it is the closest affordable place to live for anyone who needs to commute to either UC Davis, (Approximately 25 minutes) or San Francisco (Approximately 1 hr 45 minutes). For those who want to be close to the airport but not too close, West Sac is an ideal place: It only takes 17 minutes to get there. Living in West Sacramento also gives one easy access to all the major freeways like I-5 to take one to Los Angeles or to Portland and 50 to take one to South Lake Tahoe, 2 hours and 15 minutes. And if that hasn’t convinced you that West Sacramento is “it”, the only Ikea in all of Greater Sacramento is located conveniently in West Sacramento.
If you are looking for the best places to eat in West Sacramento, check out my recent blog regarding this topic
If you are looking for a home in West Sacramento, I have made your work easy for you by creating the below “Ready to go” searches. If you can’t find what you are looking for there, you may go to the top of the page >> Buyers>> Advance Search and set up your own search according to your own criteria. Or you can just call/text/email me and we can go from there.
Things to do in West Sacramento
- Visit California Highway Patrol Academy and find out about the behind the scenes of how they are trained, their equipment, etc. Make appointment by calling 916-309-6300. Visit their Facebook page to learn more.
Highway Patrol Academy in West Sacramento
- Visit Yolo Bypass, a 59,000 acre flood-plain between Sacramento and Davis. It is located in the heart of Pacific Flyway, meaning one can see tons of migratory birds there plus turtles, snakes, coyotes and other wildlife. It is managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Make sure you visit their page re condition of roads, hours and other restrictions. Check & see if dogs are allowed. Bring cameras, binoculars and hiking shoes. During the summer months, they have a Bat Talk and Walks. Very educational for everyone to learn more about bats.
Lots of waterfowl and other birds can be seen in Yolo Bypass
- Visit Crocker Art Museum which became a museum in 1885. There, you can find a variety of fine art from local artists as well as European, Asian and African ones.
Crocker Art Museum in Downtown Sacramento is only a few minutes from West Sacramento
- Visit the State Capitol Museum in Downtown Sacramento. This historic building was constructed in 1869 and has 40 acres of trees and flowers from around the globe. There, one can learn about the history of the building and the State of California and the state’s government. The park has a unique rose-garden and several notable monuments and memorials like California Firefighters Memorial and California Peace Officers’ Memorial. Visit to the museum is free and there are guided tours of interior and exterior available.
Visit California State Capitol Museum
- Hang out at Bryte Community Park located in Broderick, where you can play basketball, have a barbeque or just kick back and relax.
- Go bowling at Capital Bowl. It has fantastic family friendly environment, full bar and great food.
I recently did a two part blog about “Ten Things To Do in West Sacramento”. The first part is about outdoor activities and the second part is about indoor activities one can do in West Sacramento.
Schools in West Sacramento
Washington Unified School District’s Website
Riverbank Elementary School, situated at the edge of the Sacramento River, the northernmost school in our district, started out as Washington High School in 1955. Great Schools score: 3/10
Bridgeway Island Elementary School
The mission of Bridgeway Island is to provide a safe, supportive and inclusive learning environment that fosters social and emotional well-being; supports, engages, and inspires our diverse student body; delivers rigorous and relevant instruction; and promotes the development of lifelong learners who will strive to become productive and responsible world citizens. Great Schools score: 7/10
Elkhorn Village Elementary School
Since 1954, Elkhorn Village has served students as an elementary school with grades Kindergarten through 6th. In August of 2008, we began the transition to serving students Kindergarten through 7th grade and a year later became a full K-8 school serving approximately 650 students. Great Schools score: 3/10
Our mission is to improve the academic performance of all students in order to prepare them for their future. Working hand in hand in the spirit of cooperation between the school, parents, students, and community; we will provide a safe and happy environment in which all students can excel. Great Schools Score: 6/10
It is the mission of Stonegate Elementary School to ensure high levels of success and a lifelong love of learning for all students. Through a variety of educational experiences, our students will become self-motivated learners and problem solvers. We will provide a safe learning environment where highly-qualified faculty and staff work together with students, parents, and the entire school community to educate the whole child. Great Schools Score: 6/10
Westfield Village Elementary School
Westfield’s vision is to develop self-motivated, hard-working, critically-thinking students who are driven to learn and succeed and aspire to be lifelong learners. Westfield’s students will be well-prepared for higher education, employment, and acceptance of their rights and responsibilities as citizens in a democratic society. Great Schools Score:2/10
Westmore Oaks Elementary School
At Westmore Oaks K-8, we are a diverse and compassionate community of families, students and staff, working collaboratively and cooperatively to become critical thinkers. Our mission is to engage all students in rigorous academic instruction in preparation for their continuing education and life in the twenty-first century. We will provide a safe and supportive environment in order to encourage and motivate all students to reach their full potential. All students will take responsibility for their own learning. Great Schools Score: 3/10
The mission of River City High School and Washington Unified School District, THE GATEWAY TO EXTRAORDINARY POSSIBILITIES, is to challenge and support each student to develop effective critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills as a lifelong learner acting in an ethical manner to serve a broader community through a community of learners. Great Schools Score: 4/10
Washington Middle College High School
A middle college high school is a high school that offers a combination of high school and college courses as its curricular program through a process called “dual enrollment.” The goal of our school is to graduate students with 30 to 60 transferable college units and/or one or more associate degrees. Embedded in the high school program are multiple support systems to ensure students are academically and emotionally ready and able to be successful in their college courses. Great Schools Score: 7/10
The mission of Yolo High School is to challenge and support each student to develop effective critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills in a safe and positive environment in order to become lifelong learners and active citizens serving a broader community. Great School Score:
Our Lady of Grace School (Private)
The mission of Our Lady of Grace Parish School is to provide students a curriculum centered on the teachings of Jesus through gospel values, devotional traditions, and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. With a focus on academic excellence, students become life-long learners and successful members of society. In partnership with our families and our parish community, we are committed to providing a safe, spiritual, and welcoming environment rooted in respect and discipline that nurtures individual self-worth. Great School Score:
Brookfield Private School Sacramento is a thriving independent, co-educational, college preparatory private elementary school, serving children in Preschool through eighth grade. The private school is best known for its rigorous accelerated curriculum and emphasis on character development. Brookfield’s primary purpose is to prepare our students to become independent thinkers, responsible citizens, and effective leaders. Great School Score: Not known
Bryte Christian Academy (Private)
We are very glad to greet all of our students, parents, teachers and staff. As a church based Christian private school we want to give our students not only excellent academic knowledge, but to educate them with а strong Biblical foundation. Our school mission statement says: “Bryte Christian Academy is committed to providing a Biblically-based, academically excellent education in a nurturing, family environment so its students can effectively accomplish the purpose for which they were created and impact the world for Christ.” Great School Score
West Sacramento Homes For Sale
There are homes for every life style.
Housing in West Sacramento
West Sacramento is not only diverse in its population of 53,000, but is also diverse in its choice of housing. One can find single family homes as low as in the 300’s in the older part of town to brand new custom made homes built on an acre for around 1.2 million. There’s also a gated community, The Rivers, with a 40 acre private park and two community swimming pools.
For 350K to 450K one can also find condominiums which are only a four minute drive to Southport Town Center, city’s main shopping mall. One can find The Nugget Market there plus Target, Wells Fargo, Bank of America as well as Jumba Juice and Starbucks.
Here’s a recent video I made about some new construction homes in the northern part of the city, close to Sacramento River and downtown.
Down Below, is an example of a house in Rivermont subdivision, just outside of Bridgeway Island. It should give you a good idea of what a larger home there looks like.
Whether you are thinking of buying or selling, or if you are just thinking of maybe moving to Sacramento area in general, I will be more than glad to help. Give me a call or shoot me an email.