About Elk Grove, CA

Elk Grove, California is a community that is oriented to family. It is also home to a superior quality of life and an entrepreneurial spirit. There are an abundance of opportunities Elk Grove. The community provides a youthful and safe environment, which makes it an ideal location to raise a family. Housing offers everything from ranch estates to starter homes. The population of Elk Grove is over 160,000 people that have diverse levels of income, age, and ethnicity. In Elk Grove, there are about 46,000 households that have a median income of about $80,000. Elk Grove is the second largest community in the Sacramento area

The location of Elk Grove offers easy access to two ports, railroad lines, the Sacramento International Airport, and two major freeways. Elk Grove is renowned for its first rate parks, a historical district, many different outstanding restaurants, and its award winning school district. The business community of Elk Grove is prosperous and offers promising careers, and a diversity of services and shops.

The year 2000 brought the incorporation of Elk Grove as a city. Since then, Elk Grove has blossomed with new employment opportunities, residents, and businesses. Services for the community include a first rate public transportation system, an animal care services unit, as well as an outstanding police department. Elk Grove is a community that offers a bright future, and a proud heritage, with small town roots.

Elk Grove was established in 1850, as a stagecoach stop and a hotel. It is located approximately 15 miles south of the historic Sutter’s Fort and therefore acted as home base for gold miners in communities that were close by, and also came to be a crossroads for agriculture, mail service, entertainment, and business. The community has distinctly western and rural lifestyle.

Elk Grove has remained quietly independent of the development and growth of Sacramento, in spite its close proximity to the capital of California. Until the 1980’s, it expanded into neighboring countrywide regions. Elk Grove got its start in agriculture, which remains a large portion of the economy in the region. There are row crops, cattle and dairy farming in Elk Grove. However, there is also retail and commercial enterprises, professional services, and high tech businesses.

Since 1959, the EGUSD (Elk Grove Unified School District) has been serving the community of Elk Grove and the communities that surround it. The EGUSD is a highly capable school district that is recognized all throughout the country and California.EGUSD has the same diversity as California, with over 80 dialects and languages spoken all throughout the district. The student population has increased as the diversity of EGUSD has increased. Currently, the district is the fifth largest school district in California and the largest school district in Northern California. The student population is almost 62,000 students. EGUSD offers many different educational programs, that include special education, adult education, kindergarten through the 12th grade, and preschool. EGUSD has been honored numerous times at the national, state, and local levels, which demonstrates that EGUSD is truly a district of excellence by design.

Elk Grove is the home of many different specialty shops that offer unique clothing and gifts. There are multiple shopping malls in Elk Grove that offer some of the more popular retail stores. Elk Grove’s Old Town offers an eclectic collection of antique shops, small businesses, and historical buildings.

Elk Grove is located between Highway-99 and I-5. These routes are cornerstones for efficient transportation in the Sacramento area. Elk Grove is also located in close proximity to U.S. Route 50 and I-80. Elk Grove is also r served by a cargo port, transcontinental railroad service, and an international freight and passenger service, which are all located a short distance from the state capital of Sacramento, in addition to the four major highways.