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Dixon is a small city of 19,683 people in Solano County, California. It's about 21 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $605k and rent runs about $2k a month.
19,683people
$605kTypical home
$1,859/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,683
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,772 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 21 mi to Sacramento, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $605k (≈$3,814/mo)
- Median rent $1,859/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (260 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,034 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to SMF airport
- 21 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,026 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 116 bars within 25 mi
- 414 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Solano County: D+23 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk