Sunday, May 11, 2008

Churches

Ananda Church of Self-Realization of Sacramento
Address: 10390 Coloma Road
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916)361-0891

Arabic Church of Sacramento
Address: 10600 Coloma Road
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916)834-1909

Armenian Pentecostal Church
Address: 2201 Benita Drive
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916)852-7772

Balgaya Vest Slavic Pentecostal Church
Address: 3129 Cheltenham Drive
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670

Bible Fellowship Baptist Church
Address: 9900 Horn Road
City: Sacramento
State: California
ZIP: 95827
Phone: (916)368-5878

Bul Gab Sa Temple
Address: 2285 Cervantes Drive
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916)638-5367

Chapel of Praise
Address: 2440 Negara Way
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670

Church of God
Address: 3084 Sunrise Boulevard
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95742

Church of God of Prophecy
Address: 3720 Kilgore Road
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916)635-1274

Cordova Baptist Church
Address: 10527 Coloma Road
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916)638-5505

Cordova Church of Christ
Address: 10577 Coloma Raod
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916)638-2200
www.cordovachurch.com

Cordova Church of Nazarene
Address: 3520 Bradshaw Road
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916)363-0364
www.cordovanazarene.org

Cordova Lutheran Church
Address: 10400 Coloma Road
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916) 36-3568

Cordova Neighborhood Church
Address: 10600 Coloma Road
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916) 63-5599
http://www.cnchurch.org/

Cordova Presbyterian Church
Address: 10560 Coloma Road
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916) 63-5823

First Baptist Church of Rancho Cordova
Address: 10720 Coloma Road
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916) 63-5467

First Covenant Church of Sacramento
Address: 10933 Progress Court
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916) 86-1224
www.firstcov.org

Gedatsu Church of America
Address: 4016 Happy Lane
City: Sacramento
State: California
ZIP: 95827
Phone: (916)363-6054

Grace American Lutheran Church
Address: 2201 Benita Drive
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916)635-5502

Heritage Baptist Church
Address: 3480 Routier Road
City: Sacramento
State: California
ZIP: 95827
Phone: (916)606-0579

Horizon Christian Church
Address: 2749 Sunrise Boulevard
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916)348-1230

International Full Gospel Church
Address: 11210 Point East Drive
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916)985-3987

Jehovah's Witnesses
Address: 11075 Hirschfeld Way
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916)635-1340

Korean Christian Reformed Church
Address: 8924 Kiefer Boulevard
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916)364-5622

Korean Nanum Church
Address: 10400 Coloma Road
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670


United Methodist Church

2101 Zinfandel Drive

Rancho Cordova

CA 95670
(916) 635-4242



Cordova Lutheran Church
Address: 10400 Coloma Road
City: Rancho Cordova
State: California
ZIP: 95670
Phone: (916) 36-3568

Education

Rancho Cordova is served by Folsom Cordova Unified School District.

Colleges/Universities in Rancho Cordova:

HEALD COLLEGE-SACRAMENTO
Full-time enrollment
ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
FT enrollment
PACIFIC TECHNICAL INSTITUTE


Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rancho Cordova:
AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE
(about 7 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA)
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SACRAMENTO
(about 11 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA)
CHARLES A JONES SKILLS AND BUSINESS ED CENTER
(about 12 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA)
COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE
(about 13 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA)
SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE
(about 15 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA)
SIERRA COLLEGE
(about 16 miles; ROCKLIN, CA)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS
(about 31 miles; DAVIS, CA)


Public high schools in Rancho Cordova:
Cordova High
Peter J. Shields Elementary
Walnutwood High (Independent Study)
Kinney High (Continuation)
Muir Charter
Reymouth Special Education Center


Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Rancho Cordova:
Mills Middle
W. E. Mitchell Middle
Cordova Lane Elementary
White Rock Elementary
Cordova Gardens Elementary
Rancho Cordova Elementary
Williamson Elementary
Cordova Meadows Elementary
Cordova Villa Elementary
Riverview Elementary


Private elementary/middle schools in Rancho Cordova:
ST JOHN VIANNEY ELEM SCHOOL
CORDOVA BAPTIST PRESCHOOL & KI


For detailed information about the schools in Rancho Cordova and links to their web-sites click here.

For API information click here.

Parks and Recreation


Ahlstrom Park
Zinfandel Drive & Cordova Lane, Rancho Cordova Map
7 acres with a little league ballfield, picnic tables

Dave Roberts Community Park
Benita Drive & Mapola Way, Rancho Cordova Map
13 acres with a lighted softball field, tennis courts, regulation soccer field, and play ground.

Countryside Park
Glenmoor Drive, Rancho Cordova Map
2 acres with picnic tables and tot lot.

Federspiel Park
Aramon Drive & Chassella Way, Rancho Cordova Map
4 acres with swimming pool, bantam soccer field, picnic tables, and play ground.

Gold River Park
Gold Country Boulevard & Poker Flat Drive, Gold River Map
6 acres with picnic tables, horse shoe pits, tot lot, and play ground, bantam soccer field.

Gold Station Park
Gold Station road, Gold River Map
2.2 acres with picnic tables, playground, and bantam soccer field

Hagan Community Park
2197 Chase Drive, Rancho Cordova Map

Henley Park
Henley Drive, Rosemont Map
.5 acre with picnic tables and tot lot.

Independence Park
Brittan Way & School Street, Mather Map
11 acres with picnic tables, restrooms, and playground.

Larchmont Community Park
Linda Rio Drive, Sacramento Map
14 acres with 2 tennis courts, 1 bantam soccer field, 1 regulation soccer field, group picnic area, and play ground.

Larchmont-Rossmoor Park
AAmbassador Drive, Sacramento Map
3 acres with softball field, soccer field, picnic tables and play ground.

Lincoln Village Community Park
3480 Routier Road, Sacramento Map
17 acres with a lighted softball field, 4 tennis courts, swimming pool, basketball court, group picnic area and the Cordova Senior Center.

Manlove Park
Rose Parade Way & Spellbinder Court, Rosemont Map
3 acres with picnic tables and tot lot.

Primrose Park
Off Hedge Road & Jackson Highway, Rosemont Map
2.4 acres with picnic tables and tot lot with play structure.

Prospect Hill Park
Gold Flat Drive & Prospect Hill Drive, Rancho Cordova Map
7 acres with picnic tables, basketball court, bantam soccer field, and tot lot.

Renaissance Park
3125 Mowbray WayGroup Picnic area, playground, 1/2 cout basketball


Riviera East Park
Mira Del Rio Drive, Sacramento Map
9 acres with 2 tennis courts, bantam soccer field, basketball court, group picnic area and tot lot.

Rosemont Community Park
Americana Way, Rosemont Map
17 acres with 4 tennis courts, 2 little league fields, softball field, playground, tot lot, and group picnic areas.

Rosemont North Park
Huntsman Drive & Premier Way, Rosemont Map
3 acres with picnic tables and play ground.

Rosswood Park
Roseport Way and Rose Brook Way, Rosemont Map
1 acre with picnic tables and tot lot.

Salmon Falls Park
Salmon Falls Drive, Sacramento Map
.25 acre.

Stone Creek Community Park Map
Spoto Drive in Rancho Cordova
21 acres include large and small group picnic areas, resstrooms, concrete walkways, playground, water feature, basketball court, soccer fields, softball/youth baseball field, parking lot amphitheater ad modular skateboard features.

Sonoma Park
Bear Hallow Drive, Rancho Cordova
Map
4 acres with concrete walkways, tot lot, playground, covered group picnic area and soccer field
.

Sunriver Park
Klamath River Drive, Rancho Cordova Map
4.5 acres with picnic tables, ball field, basketball court, and tot lot.

Taylor Park
West La Loma Drive, Rancho Cordova Map
3 acres with a tot lot, play ground, and picnic tables.

Tuscany Park
Corvina Drive, Rancho Cordova
Map
4.5 acres with covered group picnic area, playground, soccer field, half basketball court, horseshoe pit, softball/youth baseball field and concrete walkways.

Veterans Park
Mather Boulevard, Mather
6.4 acres with a play ground, tennis courts, basketball court, and a group picnic area.

The Village Green Park
3141 Bridgeway Drive
2 acres, spray park, restrooms, ampitheatre, sitting areas

Waterbrook Park
Water Brook Drive, Rancho Cordova

.1 acres with a playground.

White Rock Park
10488 White Rock Road, Rancho Cordova Map
12 acres with a swimming pool, 2 tennis courts, group picnic areas, play ground, and basketball courts.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Demographics and Economic Development

Population
2007: 59,056
2020 Projection: 141,751
Currently: 800,000+ people within a 10-mile radius

Males: 26,897 (48.9%)
Females: 28,163 (51.1%)

Median resident age: 31.9 years
California median age: 33.3 years



For population 25 years and over in Rancho Cordova:

High school or higher: 83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 7.3%
Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes


For population 15 years and over in Rancho Cordova CDP:

Never married: 29.3%
Now married: 49.0%
Separated: 3.3%
Widowed: 5.3%
Divorced: 13.1%


According to research there were 75 registered sex offenders living in Rancho Cordova, California in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rancho Cordova to the number of sex offenders is 752 to 1.


Employment
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Over 90,000 employed within 5 miles
6.2% unemployment rate

Occupational
Largest industries: Professional and business services, financial
activities, wholesale and retail trade
Business Clusters: Home Improvement, Manufacturing, Medical Equipment &
Health Services
Fortune 500 Companies: Vision Service Plan, Aerojet, Franklin Templeton, EDS
and Health Net

Commercial Property
More office space than downtown Sacramento
Mather Commerce Center: Over 2 million sq.ft. of office space
The Most Affordable Class A Office Rents in the Region at $1.80 per sq. ft.

Household Data
Median Income, Sacramento Region: $67,200
High School Graduate or Higher: 80.4%
Bachelor’s Degree or higher: 24.4%

Estimated median household income in 2005: (it was $40,095 in 2000)
Rancho Cordova: $47,400
California: $53,629

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: (it was $116,500 in 2000)
Rancho Cordova: $295,300
California: $477,700

Infrastructure



US Highway 50
Runs East-West through the heart of Rancho Cordova
Links to Interstate 80, Interstate 5, Highway 99, Highway 16, Highway 49

Light Rail


Connects Rancho Cordova to downtown Sacramento to the West and the City of Folsom to the East
3 Light rail stations within city limits


Sacramento Light Rail on average carries 50,000+ passengers/weekday


Mather Commerce Center and Airport





Housing
Approximately 23,410 units
Owner-Occupied Dwellings: 59.6%
Renter-Occupied Dwellings: 40.4%
Average Monthly Rent: $961

Ethnic Profile
White Non-Hispanic (61.4%)
Hispanic (12.9%)
Black (11.3%)
Two or more races (6.5%)
Other race (5.7%)
American Indian (2.3%)
Filipino (2.1%)
Vietnamese (1.3%)
Asian Indian (1.2%)
Other Asian (1.2%)
Korean (0.9%)
Chinese (0.8%)
Japanese (0.6%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Foreign born population: 11,303 (20.7%)
(27.7%) of them are naturalized citizens.
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (17%)
Ukraine (16%)
Other Eastern Europe (8%)
Armenia (7%)
Philippines (7%)
Vietnam (6%)
India (6%

Ancestries: German (13.1%), Irish (10.0%), English (8.4%), United States (4.7%), Italian (4.0%), Ukrainian (3.8%).


Monday, April 14, 2008

History of Rancho Cordova

Original names of the town included Cordova Vineyards and Cordova Village, before it was officially named Rancho Cordova when a post office was established in the community in 1955. In the Gold Rush era of mid 19th century California, certain Placer mining activities took place in the Rancho Cordova environs, some traces of which disturbance are extant. The elevation of the generally level terrain is approximately 118 feet above mean sea level Lone Star Gravel Company and other companies have historically extracted younger gravels at depths of 30 to 40 feet without encountering groundwater, which is characteristically found at about 100 feet.

City Government
The City of Rancho Cordova has a Council-manager form of government with five members elected to the Council, one of whom serves as mayor each year. The Mayor's post is thus simply that of "chief among equals for a time". In 2008, serving as Rancho Cordova's sixth Mayor, is Council Member Linda Budge. The Vice Mayor of Rancho Cordova in 2008 is Dan Skoglund. The three other Council Members are Robert J. McGarvey, Ken Cooley, and David Sander.

County Government
Rancho Cordova is represented by Don Nottoli on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors.

State Representation
Rancho Cordova is represented in the California State Assembly by Alan Nakanishi, a Republican. The city is represented in the State Senate by Darrell Steinberg, a Democrat, and Dave Cox, a Republican.

Federal Representation
Rancho Cordova is represented in Congress by Doris Matsui, a Democrat, and Dan Lungren, a Republican.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Introducing Stone Creek.

Centrally located Rancho Cordova is a commuter’s dream come true, and Elliot Homes’ master-plannedcommunity of Stone Creek adds yet another dimension to this convenience. Situated on 823 acres just south of Highway50, Stone Creek is just 10 miles from downtown Sacramento and two hours from both San Francisco and Lake Tahoe. Stone Creek offers versatility for a simplified lifestyle—you’ll findmost everything you need right around the corner. Intimateresidential villages with meandering streets offer exceptionalsingle- and multi-family residences. Stone Creek is family oriented,offering a new school and convenient shopping to the community blend.Pocket parks are scattered throughout the community for yearroundenjoyment, and open areas entertwined with biking andhiking trails add to the serene setting. The 26-acre Stone Creekpark offers three regulation-size soccer fields, a softball field withdugouts, a basketball court, twin picnic areas, interactive waterfeatures, an adventure-themed play area with climbing rocks forsmall children and a designated inline skate/skateboard area forolder kids. A community amphitheater includes bench seatingand grassy areas.Elliott Homes is proud of its outstanding reputation for qualityhomes and customer satisfaction that springs from almost acentury of listening to homebuyers and including custom featuresin already distinctive and solidly built homes. Experience quality.Experience convenience. Experience Stone Creek.





Quick Facts


Zoning: RD-5, RD-7
Number of Villages: 4
Residential Acres: 527
Commercial Acres: 18
Number of Units: 1,833
City Land Use Designation: Villages of Zinfandel SPA
Master Developer:
Elliot Homes
Home Builders:
Elliot Homes
Boundaries: Zinfandel/ International Drive

Current Status: 1,011 units complete/ 822 to be constructed

Click here to download the area's specific plan.


Stone Creek: Alexander Collection

Alexander consists of four distinctive floor plans, sure to satisfy any families’ needs. Our homes include many designer features, such as gas fireplace with pre-cast surround, upgraded quality General Electric appliances, Granite Slab Kitchen Counters, Tile floors through out, and a choice of decorator selected light fixtures. Energy saving dual pane vinyl windows and slider, as well as low maintenance stucco exterior with stone veneer accents are also included features. All of this along with the piece of mind that you have the prestigious Elliott Homes home warranty as part of your purchase.

• Lot Amenities: The front yard is fully landscaped, with lawn and a tree with automatic sprinkler system and plants on an automatic drip system. Both yards are designed for low maintenance.


• Community Information: Scenic Master-Planned community with preserved natural open areas with oak studded terrain and including a new school, new parks, biking/jogging paths and a 26-acre community park. Centrally located and close to shopping, restaurants, movie theaters, golf, hospital, and convenient freeway access.



Stone Creek: Tuscany Collection

Home Amenities: Tuscany includes many designer selected features that are generously included in our homes, such as upgraded carpeting, upgraded kitchen appliances, custom cabinetry, gas fireplace with pre-cast surround, full alarm systems and fully textured and painted garage with automatic garage door opener. Energy saving dual pane vinyl windows and slider, as well as low maintenance stucco exterior with stone veneer accents are also included features. All of this along with the piece of mind that you have the prestigious Elliott Homes home warranty as part of your purchase.
• Lot Amenities: Front yard is fully landscaped with all plants on an automatic drip system, sod lawn and a tree with automatic sprinkler system. Also, the walkways and driveway have a Stamped Finish with borders.

The new constructed shopping plaza is just half a mile from the neighborhood.









What Residents like:
Opportunity to live and work in the same community
Most of the population are people w/ strong religious beliefs
Quiet place
Lot of job opportunities
Quick access to Highway 50
Most houses are less than 4 year old
Sport activities (shooting center, baseball, basketball, softball, waterfeatures, playground)


What They Do Not Like:
Noise of airplanes
Not enough shadowed area

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

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