Canon School · National Register of Historic Places
Brooks’s story
142 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 maps from 1943 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1884Brooks is settled
BrooksCA
A town in California.
1 bordering townMap →
Canon School · Photo: Yolorose · CC BY-SA 3.0
Is Brooks a good place to live?
Brooks’ typical July afternoon high is 96°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. 34% of the land in Brooks is conserved, where California’s towns sit at 4.3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Canon School is on the National Register of Historic Places. We don’t grade Brooks yet; the figures below are still real.
Getting set up
Moving to Brooks: who provides what
Brooks is unincorporated, so Yolo County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPG&E37.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesYolo CountyYolo County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereYolo County Elections OfficeYolo County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2025
ZIP code9560695606 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 Brooks.
Outdoors
Brooks has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
Brooks’ concentration of trails stands at 1.7 miles per square mile. 7.5 miles of trail.
34.3%conserved
34.3%
conserved · 939 of 2,741 acres
7.5 mi
of trails · 1.7 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards
Natural hazards: very high risk in Brooks, mostly drought
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 88% of U.S. communities. 42% of Brooks’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by earthquakes at 26%.
88risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtEarthquakesInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
96°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter38–59°
Spring46–74°
Summer58–94°
Fall48–79°
Nov 30
typical first frost
Feb 18
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Brooks is
Among adults in Brooks, 25% say their health is fair or poor. The town does better than the California average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 9. 16% of adults in Brooks report frequent physical distress; 38% have high blood pressure.
| Brooks | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 19% |
32 measures vs. California
5 better18 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Brooks | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.7% | 14.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.6% | 17.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 5.1% |
Woodland Memorial Hospital
19.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
$754KZillow home value
Typical home value
Brooks$754K
California$762K
−0.2%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Brooks
15pages on Brooks
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Brooks; the nearest are
About Brooks
Census-designated place in California, United States
Brooks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Yolo County, California, United States, located in the Capay Valley in the northwest of the county. Brooks' ZIP Code is 95606 and its area code 530. The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation is headquartered in Brooks. The town is home to a large casino, Cache Creek Casino Resort. It lies at an elevation of 341 feet (104 m). As of the 2020 census, Brooks had a population of 31. A post office was opened in Brooks in 1884. According to the Greater Capay Valley Historical Society, Brooks residents had to rely on passenger train service from the Vaca Valley and Clearlake Railroad at the train depots at the surrounding towns of Cadena…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 341 ft
- ZIP code
- 95606
Brooks’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Brooks.
How the neighbors grade
Brooks and Tancred aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Brooks with a neighbor →
Questions about Brooks
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brooks, CA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Brooks yet; the figures below are still real. A town in California.