Rancho Murieta, by the numbers

Here are monthly costs for dues and fees, as well as information about schools, the community's population and the area's weather.

 

MONTHLY COSTS | SCHOOLS | POPULATION | WEATHER


MONTHLY COSTS

Monthly homeowners' dues/fees for Rancho Murieta Association, Community Services District and Country Club (as of January 2008)

  • RMA
    • Dues: $137.00*
  • CSD
    • Water (base rate): $22.40
    • Sewer: $31.58
    • Security tax: $21
    • Drainage tax: $4
    • Garbage (354-4154)
      • 38-gallon: $15.05 a month
      • 64-gallon: $16.48 a month
      • 96-gallon: $24.54 a month
  • Country Club
    • Golfing membership (includes social and tennis): $352
    • Social membership (includes tennis, driving range and golf once a month): $63
    • Cart trail fees: $50

Townhouses

  • Murieta Townhouse Inc. dues: $209
  • RMA, CSD and Country Club costs same as above

Villas

  • Villas at Rancho Murieta Homeowners Association dues (includes community club house, pool, laundry room, exterior maintenance and fire insurance: $301
  • Country Club costs same as above

Lots (unimproved)

  • RMA dues: $137*
  • CSD (security): $21
  • Country Club costs same as above

* Homeowners dues include basic cable


SCHOOLS

Elk Grove Unified School District

Rancho Murieta is served by the public schools in the Elk Grove Unified School District, which operates 45 schools for more than 47,000 students in southern Sacramento County. It's the 12th largest district in the state and one of the fastest growing, expanding by more than 2,500 students a year.

The district has some of the highest graduation standards in the state, standards that have been raised three times in the past decade. Several years ago the district adopted standards and benchmarks, which spell out skills students are expected to learn at every grade level, in every subject.

The district encourages parents to be educational partners at every level, from their local school to a superintendent's advisory panel.

Schools serving Rancho Murieta:

  • Children from Rancho Murieta attend Cosumnes River Elementary School, at 13580 Jackson Road, Sloughhouse. The school, built in 1948, serves kindergarten through sixth grade. Ph: (916) 682-2653
  • Katherine L. Albiani Middle School, at 9140 Bradshaw Road, Elk Grove, serves seventh and eighth graders. Ph:(916) 686-5210 
  • Pleasant Grove High School, at 9531 Bond Road, Elk Grove, serves ninth through 12th graders. Ph: (916) 686-0230 

For more information, call (916) 686-5085 or visit the district Web site at www.egusd.k12.ca.us.



POPULATION STATISTICS

The 2000 census put the population of the Rancho Murieta CDP* at 4,193, up 79 percent from the 1990 census. The figures found almost one-fifth of Murietans are under 18 years old.

Here's a rundown of Rancho Murieta population statistics by sex and age and a comparison to the percentages in Sacramento County as a whole:

SEX and AGE
Rancho
Murieta CDP
Sacto
Co.
 
Number
%
%
 
Male
2,053
49.0
48.9
Female
2,140
51.0
51.1
Under 5 years
213
5.1
7.3
5 to 9 years
256
6.1
8.1
10 to 14 years
215
5.1
7.8
15 to 19 years
158
3.8
7.2
20 to 24 years
59
1.4
6.7
25 to 34 years
315
7.5
14.7
35 to 44 years
590
14.1
16.3
45 to 54 years
765
18.2
13.1
55 to 59 years
384
9.2
4.3
60 to 64 years
319
7.6
3.5
65 to 74 years
589
14.0
5.8
75 to 84 years
291
6.9
4.0
85 years +
39
0.9
1.3

* CDP is Census Designated Place, a census designation for places known to the public. Rancho Murieta's CDP has boundaries that are looser than the actual community's.



WEATHER STATISTICS

  Day Night Rain
January 53 37 3.73
February 59 40 2.68
March 64 42 2.17
April 71 45 1.54
May 79 49 0.51
June 86 54 0.10
July 93 58 0.01
August 91 57 0.05
September 87 55 0.19
October 77 49 0.99
November 63 42 2.13
December 53 38 3.12