Living in Vine Hill, CA
Vine Hill is a small town of 3,540 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 12 miles from Vallejo, CA and 51 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $632k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,540people
$632kTypical home
$2,460/moRent
88° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,540
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,357 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 12 mi to Vallejo, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $632k (≈$3,985/mo)
- Median rent $2,460/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (191 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (354 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,680 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to CCR airport
- 21 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 13 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 461 bars within 25 mi
- 1,133 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 52 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 141 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Contra Costa County: D+38 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk