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American Canyon is a small city of 21,691 people in Napa County, California. It's about 5 miles from Vallejo, CA and 51 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $693k and rent runs about $3k a month.
21,691people
$693kTypical home
$2,537/moRent
80° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,691
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,568 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 5 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $693k (≈$4,368/mo)
- Median rent $2,537/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (191 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (384 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,143 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 45% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to CCR airport
- 32 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 72 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,564 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 130 bars within 25 mi
- 576 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Napa County: D+35 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk