Pros and Cons of Living in Roseville, CA in 2024 | Moving to Roseville

[@Splendid_Lad]

As an Asian American, cultural diversity is an important factor for me. How diverse is Roseville?

[@RichCurtisrealtor]

Diversity is such an important issue in any community and it can be hard to quantify because often the lived experience can be different than the data but let's start with the data then move to the lived experience and then compare it to other local communities. For data I try to look across 3 or more sources to see if the numbers line up because often these sources don't put a date on their data, in this case 1 of 3 put their data as of 2022 but all 3 line up which gives you a good idea that the data is reasonably reliable. I used bestneighborhood.org, data.org and niche.com, I will put links at the end of this comment. One of the cool things about bestneighborhood is they give the community an overall "diversity score", now I don't have a view into their black box to see their criteria and this is certainly a weighted score in their opinion so the actual number is not of particular value, but if we assume they are rigorous in applying the same criteria to all communities then it is useful in comparing communities against each other in regards to diversity. So across the 3 sites they all have the ethnic breakdown for Roseville as follows: White - 64.6% Hispanic - 15.4% Asian - 12% Black - 2.1 Native American - .2% Other - 5.7% When it comes to the lived experience of diversity it may depend on where you stand. As an Asian American entering a community where your ethnic group is in the top 3 in terms of population size it may feel reasonably diverse if you are basing it on how large of an Asian community there is for you to tap into. Whereas a Black family may find the community far less diverse because the community of their ethnic group is a lot smaller. If your experience of measuring the diversity of a community is less about how many people there are in your same ethnic group there, but rather how many different groups there are then the overall diversity score may be a more valid metric for you and your family. In that case, best neighborhood.org gives Roseville an overall diversity score of 95 out of 100. Now let's put that into perspective against the closest and very diverse local community of Sacramento itself and then against some communities where you may be coming from like San Francisco, San Jose and LA For Sacramento it breaks down like this: White - 53% Hispanic - 20.7% Asian - 13.1% Black - 6.1% Native American - .3% Other - 6.2% Overall Diversity score 98 out of 100. So you can see Sacramento has a higher diversity score than Roseville and I believe that is due to the other category. You can see other is higher here. Sacramento is an incredibly diverse city with large populations from around the globe, we have a large Hmong community for example, a growing community of Afghan people, historically a large community of Eastern Europeans from Serbia, Croatia and Russia and so much more and that's why that score is a little higher. Now let's look at San Jose in the bay area: White 31.9% Hispanic - 24.5% Asian - 36.8% Black - 2.1% Native American - .2% Other - 4.6% Overall Diversity Score - 96 out of 100 So San Jose has a nearly identical diversity score to Roseville and less than Sacramento but again the lived experience will depend on what you are looking for. When looking at these 3 communities if you are looking for the largest Asian community to tap into when moving there, San Jose at 36.8% absolutely would blow away the other two communities but if you are looking for overall diversity then Sacramento wins because of course all of this is very personal. It is also important to note that this is pulled from census data and the ethnic category of "Asian" is not necessarily in alignment with your own ethnic group because the category of "Asian" for census purposes is painting with a pretty broad brush and includes groups from all around the world so merely the presences of a large "Asian Community" doesn't ensure a large presence of your own ethnic group there. So if that matters to you, you have to dig deeper into the data for your own ethnic group to see what it's actually representation in the community is like. Here are the numbers for San Francisco: White - 42.7% Hispanic - 21.6% Black 6.8% Asian - 22.7% Native American .2% Othere - 6% Overall Diversity Score - 98 out of 100 so the same as Sacramento. I think this is one of the things that many people don't realize about Sacramento is that it is an incredibly diverse city which is one of the things that makes it such a great and exciting place to live. For our last community lets look at Los Angeles: White - 32.1% Hispanic - 40/9% Black - 5.4% Asian - 17.6% Native American .2% Other - 3.9% Overall Diversity Score - 95 out of 100 - Exactly the same as Roseville. When I think of California and diversity I always think of the San Francisco bay area and LA as incredibly diverse places and they are. I think it's really interesting and compelling that Roseville is right up there with those areas in terms of diversity and Sacramento is equal in diversity to San Francisco. I hope this info helps and feel free to let me know if you have any other questions. Data Links: bestneighborhood.org/race-in-roseville-ca/ www.niche.com/places-to-live/roseville-placer-ca/residents/ datausa.io/profile/geo/roseville-ca/

[@RichCurtisrealtor]

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[@RichCurtisrealtor]

My aplogies @splendid_Lad I typed up a lengthy response to your question and youtube deleted it unfortunately. I don't know why they did, probably because it deals with race. In that reply I laid out the ethnic breakdown for Roseveille and it's overall diversity score and compared it to Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose and LA. I gave the percentage breakdown of each ethnic group per the census so you could see the data and I provided links to the data, it was quite long but probably not worth redoing since youtube deleted it. The upshot of it was that Roseville's overall diversity score is a 95 out of 100 the same as LA and one point below San Jose at 96 and three points below Sacramento and San Francisco which both have a 98 out of 100 overall diversity score. The greater Sacramento area is one of the most diverse areas of the state and Roseville is just slightly less diverse than Sacramento. Per the census data Roseville has about 13% of it's population self identifying in the Asian ethnic group. So if size of the Asian population was more of a concern someplace like San Jose with a much larger population and over 30% of that population showing as Asian on the census then that place may feel more diverse if what you are looking for is a large Asian community to tap into when moving. If overall diversity is what you are after than Roseville is quite diverse and measures up well against the other major metros in the state that we think of as very divers like San Francisco and LA. If you want more info or the links to data I posted originally you can call or email me via the contact info in this video description or DM me. I hope that helps and thanks for watching!

[@dahensta1]

We used to live in Roseville since 2000 back when it was not as crowded or as hot. Global warming affects different regions differently; worse in central valley and barely at all along the coast. After 18 years in Roseville it was getting hotter as the years went on, and now 90+F many days from May to Sept, best weather is April and October. Then very cold Nov-Mar. Traffic is horrific along hwy 65 and 80. Highway 65 should have continued south from Roseville to Folsom to relieve surface street congestion.

[@RichCurtisrealtor]

Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching! Yeah you are right the traffic is definitely an issue. You have to really pay attention and time your day if you don't want to get bogged down in it for quite some time!