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Rocklin is a city of about 53,000 residents, incorporated in 1893.  The city was named recently as one of the top ten places in the country to raise a family by ‘Family Circle Magazine’.  It encompasses about 20 square miles and is located in South Placer County about 25 miles from Downtown Sacramento.

Rocklin has a long and proud history dating back close to 150 years. Incorporated in 1893, Rocklin evolved from what was known as the Spring Valley Ranch and surrounding areas.  The ranch took in over 30,000 acres and housed hundreds of employees and families.  Rocklin became famous in the early 1900s with the mining of granite from the area and the operation of the some 22 granite quarries in Rocklin.  Most of the granite in many buildings in San Francisco and in Sacramento came from the Rocklin quarries.  Today Rocklin granite is still shipped out all over the world for kitchen counters and monument signs where ever needed.

This is a modern city with all of the modern conveniences found in any city, high rated schools, including 2 high schools, Sierra College and William Jessup University.  Rocklin is a very pro business city and boasts of many different types of businesses and industries.  Retail stores can vary from furniture stores to automobile sales, and everything in between. More stores and businesses are being planned for each day.

Housing options here are many with single family homes in traditional neighborhoods, many affordable type homes for the first time buyers and for seniors are available.  Estate style custom built single family homes are available on the golf course.  The ages, sizes and styles will vary as well as the prices, but most start in the middle income range and go up.  Condos are also available in nice modern complexes.  There are plenty of varied rentals available throughout the city in the way of single family homes and apartments.  Again, age, size, area will determine the going rent prices, with most in the middle and upper range.

Rocklin offers some of the finest schools to be found in the entire area.  It has 30 parks and recreation facilities for just about all types of sports.  It has 2 golf courses; one public, one private. Rocklin has a multitude of shops and stores, antique shops and specialty shops.  Cafes and restaurants of every type offering many kinds of foods are available. An up to date Police and Fire Department, libraries and other city services, and a modern Postal facility is located downtown. The public transportation available includes busses, a ‘Dial-a-Ride’ service available 24/7. Its connected by rail to Sacramento by the Placer county Transit Agency and, of course, its close to all the major east-west and north-south highways linking all of Northern California.

There is no doubt about it, Rocklin offers just about everything that anyone would want in a hometown. Whether you are raising a family, or are single, or getting ready to retire, this little rural city should be on your list for consideration.  The lifestyle is wonderful, the weather is great and the residents are caring, warm and welcoming