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Vallejo is a mid-size city of 124,268 people in Solano County, California. It's part of the Vallejo, CA area. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $590k and rent runs about $2k a month.
124,268people
$590kTypical home
$2,073/moRent
85° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 124,268
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,083 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to San Francisco, CA
- In the Vallejo, CA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $590k (≈$3,717/mo)
- Median rent $2,073/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (191 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (768 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,021 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CCR airport
- 27 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 46 ft
- Right on the coast
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,806 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 426 bars within 25 mi
- 992 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 50 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 150 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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