These two roads run through the heart of Wilton and connect the area to Elk Grove and Highway 99. Homes along them range from older ranch-style houses to newer custom homes, mostly on parcels of several acres.

Clay Station is used locally as an area name, and Lee School Road runs through the same rural stretch. Listings here include single-story ranch homes, two-story country homes and horse-ready properties with barns and pasture.

Grant Line Road runs east toward Sloughhouse and Rancho Murieta. Parts of Wilton lie in the Cosumnes River floodplain, so Eva checks flood zone status early for any parcel near the river.

Sloughhouse is a neighboring unincorporated community on State Route 16 with its own zip code, 95683. Rancho Murieta, a gated community to the northeast, is a separate area with its own character and its own page on this site.

Smaller rural parcels give room for a garden, a shop or a few animals while staying close to Elk Grove. County zoning sets the minimum parcel size and the number of animals allowed, so each lot has its own answer.

Horse-ready listings in Wilton often include barns, pole barns, irrigated and cross-fenced pasture, and covered storage. Eva looks at how the land drains, how water is supplied and what the zoning allows before a showing.

Larger parcels of 20 acres and up may include orchards, irrigated pasture, detached shops and equipment buildings. Wilton was long used for haying and pasture, and that agricultural use continues on many properties.

Vacant parcels range from a few acres to much larger tracts. Most Wilton properties use private wells and septic systems, so a land purchase involves well, septic and county permit questions that Eva can help you sort before you write an offer.

Wilton is about 25 miles from downtown Sacramento. Highway 99 and Grant Line Road are the main routes, and drive times change with traffic and the time of day.

Wilton has no light rail. Sacramento County notes that transit in its rural eastern and southern areas is limited, so most households plan on driving. SacRT light rail and bus service begin closer in, in and around Elk Grove and Sacramento.

Wilton is an unincorporated community in Sacramento County and is not a city. It covers about 29 square miles. Sacramento County Regional Parks works with the Wilton and Cosumnes Council on local parks, and the Wilton Community Center is the council's meeting place.

Wilton itself is mostly residential and agricultural. Nearby job centers include Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova, Folsom and downtown Sacramento, and Wilton Rancheria, a federally recognized tribe, is headquartered in Elk Grove.