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University of California-Davis is a big small town of 8,696 people in Yolo County, California. It's about 16 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $621k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,696people
$621kTypical home
$1,678/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,696
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,035 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 16 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $621k (≈$3,914/mo)
- Median rent $1,678/mo
- Median household income $19k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 17 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 19
- 8% of households have kids
- 1% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 89% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 27% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to SMF airport
- 14 mi to SMF (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 6% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 65% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 52 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,083 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 117 bars within 25 mi
- 459 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.