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Vacaville is a mid-size city of 102,596 people in Solano County, California. It's about 18 miles from Napa, CA and 31 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $621k and rent runs about $2k a month.
102,596people
$621kTypical home
$2,299/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 102,596
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,435 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 18 mi to Napa, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $621k (≈$3,915/mo)
- Median rent $2,299/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (267 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,495 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to CCR airport
- 31 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 144 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 541 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 191 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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