Sacramento
- Population
- 2.8M
- GDP
- $199B
- GDP per capita
- $72,274
- Land area
- 10,044 km²
- Density
- 274/km²
- GAWC class
- 10
Sacramento metro area
38.57, -121.47Top Team
The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.
From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.
Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsStands out for Total Teams, Major League Teams/Venues, Metro Stations.
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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsIn the news
1 story
Status · 11 Sept 2026
"The McClatchy Massacre"Staffers told Status the latest McClatchy layoffs, hitting the Charlotte Observer, Miami Herald and Sacramento Bee, were shockingly haphazard.
Sports
12 teams
Major League Teams/Venues
Notable Venues1 venue
Basketball
Golden 1 Center
Sacramento
Other Teams
Football/Soccer Teams1 team
Football/Soccer • United States
Sacramento Republic FC
Sacramento • Level: 2
Other Men’s Teams2 teams
Baseball • Pacific Coast League
Sacramento River Cats
West Sacramento
Baseball • Pioneer League
Yuba-Sutter Freebirds
Marysville
Other College Teams5 teams
College Basketball (Big Sky)
Sacramento State
College Basketball (Big West)
UC Davis
College Football (FCS)
UC Davis
Women's College Basketball (Big West)
UC Davis (W)
Women's College Basketball (Big Sky)
Sacramento State (W)
Major Sporting Events
Multi-Sport Events1 event
Major Fights2 events
Tony Lopez W 12 Rocky Lockridge I
Ring Magazine FOTY
1988 • Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
Bobby Chacon UD 15 Rafael Limon IV
Ring Magazine FOTY
1982 • Memorial Auditorium
Complete Event Timeline3 events
Tony Lopez W 12 Rocky Lockridge I
Major Fights
1988 • Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
Bobby Chacon UD 15 Rafael Limon IV
Major Fights
1982 • Memorial Auditorium
1960 Winter Olympics
Multi-Sport Events
1960 • Squaw Valley
Championship History
1 titles
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Sacramento, across all sports, newest first. 1 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
| Year | Date | Champion | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2005-09-20 | Sacramento Monarchs | WNBA |
Top Companies
4 companies
Total Market Cap: $34B across 4 companies
Source data as of September 12, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)
House Prices
FHFA to 2026 Q2
FHFA purchase-only index for Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, since 1991. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.
Cultural Assets
Cultural Events
Notable One-off Events
California Gold Rush Discovery (1848)
Coloma • Historical Event
Notable Museums & Landmarks
Performing Arts Venues1 item
Toyota Amphitheatre
Wheatland • Amphitheatre
Sound of Sacramento
#144 by artist origin · combined 11.2 (US 0.7 / UK 0.4) · signature decade 1980s · Full sound profile →
Top artists: Victoria Monet, Club Nouveau, Tesla
Number-one singles by Sacramento artists1
Lean on Me
Club Nouveau
| Single | Artist | Chart | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lean on Me | Club Nouveau | US | 1987 |
Screen of Sacramento
#53 by film pedigree · score 80 · 13 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →
Leading figures: Jessica Chastain, Greta Gerwig, Brie Larson, Dustin Lance Black, Pat Morita
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities2 entries
University of California, Davis
Davis, United States
California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento, United States
Top 250 Hospitals1 entry
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento • Hospital
Notable Infrastructure
Airport1 entry
Sacramento International Airport
Sacramento • 3 - International
Metro System (53 stations)1 entry
Sacramento Regional Transit District Light Rail
Sacramento • 53 stations
Luxury Hospitality
2 properties
FTG 4-Star2 entries
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Lake Tahoe
Tahoe and Yosemite
The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe
Tahoe and Yosemite