Mather, CA Homes for Rent

Mather, located about 17 miles east of Sacramento, California, is a small Sacramento-area community with a long aviation background that began in 1918 as a U.S. Army pilot training base and later a U.S. Air Force Base. Today, the former base is Sacramento Mather Airport, focused on cargo operations and home to an Air National Guard intelligence squadron, and the annual California Capital Airshow gives residents close-up views of flight demonstrations. With a population of about 4,700, Mather feels more low-key than nearby Rancho Cordova and has a compact residential area laid out along short, looped streets off Woodring Drive and Excelsior Road, creating calm traffic patterns. Homes were largely built in the early 2000s and include Contemporary Traditional, Mediterranean, and Spanish Revival-inspired styles, often on evenly spaced lots with small lawns, short driveways, and garages, and some are in homeowners associations. Local features include Independence Community Park and Veterans Park with playgrounds and sports areas, Mather Regional Park with Mather Lake for seasonal bass and trout fishing, the public 18-hole Mather Golf Course, and the Mather Sports Complex with fields, courts, a recreation center, and a skate park, plus nearby multiuse trails and access to the American River Parkway. Mather Heights Elementary School in the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District has a high rating and is within walking distance of many homes. Residents also note occasional aircraft noise and, during very hot weather, odors from the Sacramento Rendering Company a few miles southeast.