The City of Folsom enjoys a position between the bustling state capitol of Sacramento and the azure shores and popular ski slopes of Lake Tahoe. It’s a wonderful place to call home to extensive local amenities, shopping and nearby natural attractions.
Additionally Folsom residents enjoy the Folsom Lake State
recreation area, one of the largest parks in the state system. This area offers
swimming, hiking, boating and more.
Folsom is located in Sacramento County but is close to both
El Dorado County and Placer County. Here’s an area and market glimpse starting
with the City of Folsom.
Folsom: People
who work in Folsom, have a large range of housing options – both for rent and
for purchase.
Folsom Rental options:
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Apartments and condos rent for prices from
$1,150 to $2,000.
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Homes rent from about $1,800 to $3,400.
Folsom Purchase options:
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Sales prices for condos: $200,000 to $340,000
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Sales prices for homes $260,000 to $1,350,000
Sacramento County
offers a huge selection of neighborhoods and housing. People who work in
Folsom, can find nearby housing choices in Orangevale, Fair Oaks and Rancho
Cordova.
Sacramento County Rental Options (within a reasonable
commute of the Micron and Intel Campuses)
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Sacramento County Purchase Options (within a reasonable
commute of the Micron and Intel)
Condos sell from $175,000 to $550,000
Condos sell from $175,000 to $550,000
Homes sell from $178,000 to $2,435,000
The El Dorado County
line is literally five minutes from the Micron and Intel campuses in Folsom. It’s
an easy commute from a number of suburban and rural communities in El Dorado
County to Folsom. Great choices include El Dorado Hills, Cameron Park, Rescue
and Placerville. This area is further into the foothills so we start to see
larger parcels and bigger trees. It’s nice. The housing prices that follow
reflect the communities outline above. This county covers a huge area, much of
it is just too far from Micron and Intel to be considered for housing choices.
El Dorado County Rental Options:
Apartments and Condos rent for prices from $900
to $2,600 per month
Homes rent for prices from $1,700 to $3,500
El Dorado County Purchase Options
Condos sell for prices from $130,000 to $350,000
Homes sell for prices from $230,000 to
$1,500,000
For more affordable choices in Placer County, transferees
could look to Roseville or beyond however they usually do not not. They can
obtain similar housing options closer to work in communities that have already
been described. This is another large county. Many of it’s communities are just
too far from Folsom to be convenient.
Granite Bay Rental Options
Homes rent for prices from $2,200 to $4,000.
Homes rent for prices from $2,200 to $4,000.
There are currently no apartments or condos for
rent in Granite Bay and they are rare.
Granite Bay Purchase Options
Homes sell for $342,000 to $2,800,000
There are no condos for sale in Granite
Bay.
