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Dixon grades C− overall, 491st among California's 841 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It has 8 miles of trail. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $606K, 6 years of the Vallejo metro’s $100K median household income. Dixon’s July high is 93°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Dixon Carnegie Library is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Dixon beats most towns.
Where Dixon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Dixon is from typical.
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Census counts: 317 in 1870, 18,988 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1912 and 7 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dixon. Close and well known come first.
24 mi LakeLake Berryessa
31 mi Theme parkSix Flags Discovery Kingdom
39 mi MountainMount Diablo
21 mi State parkSutter's Fort
22 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
21 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic ParkLake Berryessa: Unknown, Public domain · Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: Tinned Elk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Diablo: Trurl66, Public domain · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dixon, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Dixon.
Dixon owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has seen reported crime fall by a third or more.
7.7 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. Dixon’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Hall Memorial Park, 45 acres with 1.6 miles of trail.
| Dixon | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hall Memorial Park | 1.6 mi | 45 |
| 2. Northwest Park | 1.2 mi | 24 |
| 3. Veterans Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Dixon Unified school district. Two of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Knight MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 634 | C− |
| Dixon HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 990 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Dixon for work: only 13% work in town. Jobs based in Dixon grew to 5,205 in 2023, 700 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Vacaville (10%), Sacramento (9%) and Fairfield (8%).
| Dixon | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dixon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dixon has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The January low in Dixon is 39°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Dixon home is worth about $606,000, about the same as a year ago, 20% below the California typical home. 61% of Dixon households own their home.
| Dixon | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,859 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 61% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Reported crimes fell from 342 to 244 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Within California, it does better than 69% of towns.
| Dixon | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.5 per 1,000 residents | 13.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 8,144 U.S. towns with household incomes like Dixon’s, it is less healthy than 66%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Dixon tracks California closely on all 32 CDC measures. 70% of adults had a checkup this year in Dixon.
| Dixon | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 31% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Dixon
About 7 of every 100 Dixon residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
4 notable people were born in Dixon.
City in California, United States
Dixon is a city in northeastern Solano County, California, United States, located 23 miles (37 km) from the state capital, Sacramento. It has a hot-summer mediterranean climate on the Köppen climate classification scale. Its population was 18,988 at the 2020 United States census. Other nearby cities include Vacaville, Winters, Davis, Woodland, and Rio Vista.
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Dixon grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #491 of 841 in California. It grades B for health, C+ for safety and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Within California, it does better than 69% of towns.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
4 notable people were born here, including Jon Pardi and Zack Nash.
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