Living in Knights Landing, CA
Knights Landing is a small town of 1,099 people in Yolo County, California. It's about 21 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $431k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,099people
$431kTypical home
$1,857/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,099
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,035 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 21 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $431k (≈$2,719/mo)
- Median rent $1,857/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,451 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 17% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SMF airport
- 10 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 938 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 115 bars within 25 mi
- 397 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of California districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.