AllendaleCA
A town of 1,734.
Is Allendale a good place to live?
Allendale’s best subject grade is an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. On walkability, just 61 of California’s 1,063 towns do worse. Allendale has 1 place on the National Register. On the outdoors, just 54 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse. Allendale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Allendale stand out
Where Allendale beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
100% of working residents leave Allendale for work
Where Allendale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Allendale grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Allendale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Allendale: who provides what
Allendale is unincorporated, so Solano County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Allendale.
Allendale faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On state tests, Allendale’s schools beat 61% of California districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vacaville Adventist School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–7 | Grades K–7 | 22 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Older than California overall
People 65 and older are 32% of residents (16% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (24% statewide). At 52.4 years, Allendale’s median age is above both California’s towns (39 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). 36% of Allendale adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Allendale | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52.4 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 43% and 65% women
The Census survey reached too few of Allendale’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.9 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Allendale | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.6% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.7% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.3% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 16.6% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.8% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.2% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.1% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.7% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Residents of Allendale are healthier than 76% of U.S. towns
Allendale beats the California average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 75% of adults had a checkup this year in Allendale, above the California town median (72%) but below the median of U.S. towns (79%). 10% of adults worry about having enough food in Allendale.
| Allendale | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Allendale | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Allendale than in most of California or the rest of the country
Since 2013, Allendale has added 105 jobs, to 136 in 2023. Among 848 California towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Allendale. The average trip to work in Allendale is 22 minutes.
| Allendale | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.1% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Allendale, expect mild winters and hot summers
Allendale has mild winters and hot summers. Allendale’s July high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in Allendale sells for about $1.3M
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lake Berryessa and 56 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Allendale. Close and well known come first.
16 mi LakeLake Berryessa
25 mi Theme parkSix Flags Discovery Kingdom
39 mi MountainMount Diablo
29 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
29 mi State parkSutter's Fort
29 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic ParkPhoto credits
Lake Berryessa: Unknown, Public domain · Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: Tinned Elk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Diablo: Trurl66, Public domain · ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0
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Everything we know about Allendale
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Allendale
About 6 of every 100 Allendale residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Allendale
CDP in California, United States
Allendale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Solano County, California, United States. Allendale is located along Interstate 505, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west of Dixon. The population was 1,651 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 6.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 121 ft
Allendale’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Allendale.
Allendale and Hartley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Allendale and Hartley report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Allendale with a neighbor →
Questions about Allendale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Allendale, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,058,000, 39% above the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.