Area just north of Sierra Oaks (Sacramento, Fair Oaks: apartments, houses, transfer)

[kp113]

My boyfriend and I are currently looking at houses in the Sacramento area. Does anybody have any information to share about the area just north of Sierra Oaks -- bordered by Arden Way on the north, Watts Ave on the east, Fair Oaks Blvd on the south and Fulton Ave on the west. Is this a nice/safe area?
Thanks for your help!

[NewToCA]

I generally have a good impression of the area. Like almost all of metro Sacramento, it is a bit of a mixed bag, but overall I wouldn't hesitate to live in that area, especially toward the southern end near Fair Oaks Blvd.

http://www.city-data.com/zips/95864.html

[Damnitjanet]

There is a lot of variety in that neighborhood.

You have a lot of fairly big lots in the area bounded by Northrop in the north, Fair Oaks in the south. Watt on the East and Fulton on the west. In that area people are tearing down the older smaller homes and replacing them with mansions. These lots are big enough for horses, guest houses, pools and tennis courts. Yet you are still fairly close to downtown. That area seems to be getting wealthier.

As you get closer to the Arden Fair Mall, you will find more apartments and more of the single family homes stop being owner occupied.

You might want to look at school attendence boundaries here.

SJUSD Schools

School test scores are much higher in Sierra Oaks than at Thomas Edison.

2008 Growth API LEA List of Schools Report (CA Department of Education)

San Juan has open enrollment, so if you don't live in the attendence area for Sierra Oaks, if the school has an opening you might be able to transfer your child to that school. But you would be responsible for getting them to school.