Sacramento has been a growing county since 1849. Home to California’s state capital, Sacramento offers many opportunities for employment in the governmental sector. With its population exceeding 400,000 people, Sacramento and surrounding areas have become a prime location for living. Development has soared alongside infrastructure with 36.87 miles of light rail, 26 libraries, 19 public and private universities and numerous condo and housing areas. Sacramento’s marine port facility and international airport has made the area a hub for west coast trading distributors and other global corporations. Mostly centralized within lush wetlands, Sacramento’s 14 regional parks offer ample areas to make use of the 73.6 degree average yearly temperature. For winter activities and recreation, Lake Tahoe and Reno are only a short car ride north offering world class ski slopes and Vegas style gaming in one of the many casinos. Sacramento’s nearby counties, such as Placer and Napa Valley, are home to fast growing cultural cities including: Roseville, Rocklin and Folsom. These areas offer an additional dynamic to residents in the Sacramento area that many cities are unable to match. This dynamic of urban style living coupled by cultural cities located both to the north and south have helped to made Sacramento a thriving city in which own a condo or home.
