Rancho Murieta is a census-designated place (CDP) and guard-gated community in Sacramento County, California, United States.

It is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada range, about 25 miles (40 km) east of Sacramento.

The principal east–west access route is California State Route 16, also known as Jackson Road (or the Jackson Highway), which connects Rancho Murieta with the Sacramento metropolitan area to its west and to Amador County and the world-famous Shenandoah wine regions to the east.

There were 2,436 housing units at an average density of 201.9 per square mile (78.0/km2), of which 2,051 (89.1%) were owner-occupied, and 250 (10.9%) were occupied by renters.

Rancho Murieta is an unincorporated community within Sacramento County's 4th Supervisor District.

Rancho Murieta CSD is an independent special district which provides the following services: water, sewer, drainage, flood control, security, solid waste collection and Parks and Recreation planning.

Rancho Murieta's governing bodies include a variety of homeowners associations: Rancho Murieta Association (RMA) provides Park and Recreation, street and common area maintenance and CC&R enforcement: Murieta Townhouses Inc. (MTI) maintains townhouses and provide insurance coverages for owners; The Villa Association (VA) streets and landscaping; Murieta Gardens Community Association (MGCA) and Rancho North Association (RNA) handles Design Review for the Retreats and 900 approved and prospective homes in the Rancho North Development.

The RMA CC&R's limit motorcycle riding to within Rancho Murieta South.

Federally, Rancho Murieta is in California's 7th congressional district, represented by Democrat Doris Matsui.

The runway is 3800' long with a parallel taxiway and VASI approach with lighting system.

Rancho Murieta is home to the Joint Apprentice Training Center (JATC) for Operating Engineers International Union (Local #3).