Living in Esparto, CA
Esparto is a small town of 3,713 people in Yolo County, California. It's about 31 miles from Napa, CA and 31 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $436k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,713people
$436kTypical home
$1,673/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,713
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 807 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 31 mi to Napa, CA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $436k (≈$2,749/mo)
- Median rent $1,673/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (191 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,451 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to SMF airport
- 23 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 194 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 225 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 94 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yolo County: D+36 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