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California›Solano County

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.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Allendale for work

Where Allendale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

16% → Vacaville Vacaville 16% 10% → Fairfield Fairfield 10% 7% → Sacramento Sacramento 7% 4% → San Francisco San Francisco 4% 3% → Napa Napa 3% 2% → Oakland Oakland 2% Allendale · 0% stay
136jobs based in Allendale
0%of working residents work in town
29 mimedian commute distance

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 grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Allendale: who provides what

Allendale is unincorporated, so Solano County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPG&E37.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRural North Vacaville Water DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesSolano CountySolano County provides services here
SchoolsVacaville Unified School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSolano Registrar of VotersSolano County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code9568895688 100%Census 2020

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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D

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.

89risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
89Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

61%of CA districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Vacaville Adventist School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–7Grades K–722–

NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation

Who lives here

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.

52.4median age · CA 37.9
AllendaleCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Median age52.4 years39 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+36%29%29%
AllendaleCaliforniaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma8%
High school20%
Some college21%
Associate’s15%
Bachelor’s20%
Graduate16%

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.

Ages and education in Allendale
AllendaleCAU.S.
Under 106.3%11.4%11.6%
10 to 1711.5%10.5%10.3%
18 to 2410.1%9.1%9.1%
25 to 347.6%14.8%13.7%
35 to 4411.1%13.9%13.2%
45 to 545.7%12.5%12.2%
55 to 6416.3%12.1%12.7%
65 to 7414.9%9.2%10.2%
75 and older16.6%6.5%7%
No diploma8.1%15.3%10.4%
High school19.8%20.5%26%
Some college21.2%19.3%19.1%
Associate’s15.2%7.9%8.8%
Bachelor’s20.1%22.7%21.6%
Graduate15.7%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

HealthA−

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.

76%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
AllendaleCalifornia townsU.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%
32 measures vs. California
12 better15 too close to call5 worse
What stands outAllendaleCA
Fewer uninsured adults5.7%10.6%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10%17.9%
More adults who have had cancer10.3%6.4%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville
3.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−

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.

0%work in town
AllendaleCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work22 minutes28 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town0.1%6.6%8%
Median household income$108,000$95,000$80,000
Below the poverty line7.8%10%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Allendale0%
Vacaville16%
Fairfield10%
Sacramento7%
San Francisco4%
29 mi
median commute distance
136
jobs based in Allendale
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Allendale, expect mild winters and hot summers

Allendale has mild winters and hot summers. Allendale’s July high is 93°F.

93°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter39–58°
Spring47–73°
Summer57–91°
Fall49–78°
Nov 30
typical first frost
Feb 18
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
93°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

$1.3Mmedian sale price
3
homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

OutdoorsD

Conserved land covers 0% of Allendale

3.8 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 3,947 acres
3.8 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Nearby attractions

Lake Berryessa and 56 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Allendale. Close and well known come first.

All 221 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Allendale

16pages on Allendale
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Allendale

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.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
6.2 sq mi
Elevation
121 ft

Allendale’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Allendale.

Explore the map →
HartleyHartleyAllendale
How the neighbors grade
TownCA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Allendale——C−—BA−
Hartley——C−—BA−

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−.