A gated community of 208 townhome-style rental homes is set to open its leasing office and model homes to the public on Saturday, October 24, in West Sacramento's Southport/Bridgeway Island area, giving renters in the region a new option that looks and feels like a single-family house without the paperwork of buying one. The development, called Independence in West Sacramento, is developed by Lewis Apartments.
According to Connect CRE, the community is Lewis Group's second Independence-branded rental-home project in Northern California, following Independence in Dixon, which opened in 2025. Lewis describes the homes as giving residents the space and privacy of a single-family home without the responsibilities and costs of homeownership, the outlet reports. Lewis Apartments lists the property's address as 3350 Freedom Lane, per the company's own site, Lewis Group of Companies.
What's Inside the Gates
The two- and three-bedroom homes range from 1,176 to 1,722 square feet, according to Lewis Apartments' listing for the property. Each unit comes with private outdoor space and a direct-access one- or two-car garage, with EV-charging capabilities available, the listing notes.
Amenities at the property include a heated pool and spa with shade cabanas, a 24-hour fitness center, pickleball courts, a play area, a dog park and a dog spa, per the same listing. The property is currently advertising tours along with a $1,000 discount on select floor plans, though such promotions can shift over time.
A Build-for-Rent Bet on Longer-Term Renters
A New Rental-Home Community Independence in West Sacramento is a community of rental homes.
That bet comes as rents in West Sacramento have been climbing. The typical rent in the city reached $2,253 per month in July, the highest level on record, according to Zillow's Observed Rent Index as reported by CA Housing Market News. That figure marked a $48, or 2.2%, increase from the prior year, the outlet noted, while West Sacramento renters were estimated to spend about 29.0% of median household income on rent in 2024 — just under the commonly used 30% rent-burden threshold. The same report put the city's median home sale price at $530,234, according to Redfin data cited in the article.
Townhome Living Comes at a Price
Townhome Living Comes at a Price A listing for the property showed rents ranging from $3,099 to $3,649 per month, with six units listed as available at the time, though availability and pricing at rental communities can change quickly. Independence in Dixon, the sister property that opened last year, is also an Independence rental-home community.
More Independence Communities on the Way
Lewis Group plans to expand the Independence concept well beyond West Sacramento and Dixon, with future communities planned in Folsom, Vacaville, Fairfield, Newark and other locations, Connect CRE reports. The company states that its broader portfolio spans California and Nevada and includes more than 13,000 apartment homes, according to Lewis Group of Companies. For now, the newly opened gates in the Southport/Bridgeway Island area mark the latest entry in that growing lineup, offering local renters a townhome-style alternative as the region's housing costs continue to climb.
