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St. Helena is a big small town of 5,318 people in Napa County, California. It's about 14 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 54 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.6M and rent runs about $3k a month.
5,318people
$1.6MTypical home
$2,535/moRent
89° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,318
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,072 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 14 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.6M (≈$10k/mo)
- Median rent $2,535/mo
- Median household income $149k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (191 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (695 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 32% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to STS airport
- 49 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 217 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 659 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 209 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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