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Rio Vista is a big small town of 10,102 people in Solano County, California. It's about 26 miles from Stockton, CA and 30 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $490k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,102people
$490kTypical home
$1,724/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,102
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,531 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 26 mi to Stockton, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $490k (≈$3,088/mo)
- Median rent $1,724/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (764 per 100k)
People
- Median age 64
- 11% of households have kids
- 45% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to CCR airport
- 36 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 43 ft
- Right on the coast
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 831 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 357 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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