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Green ValleyCA

A town of 1,364.

Is Green Valley a good place to live?

The best of Green Valley’s subject grades are an A− for health and an A+ for the outdoors; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. Green Valley’s median age is 59 years, against 39 years in California’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 70 of California’s 1,063 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. 42% of the land in Green Valley is conserved, above both California’s towns (4.3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On history, just 65 of California’s 1,063 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is Rockville Hills Regional Park, 228 acres with 8.8 miles of trail. Green Valley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Green Valley stand out

Where Green Valley beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.

Small town

1,364 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
FairfieldFairfieldGreen Valley

How Green Valley grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Green Valley 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 →

Nearby attractions

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and 169 more within 40 miles

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

All 244 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: druchoy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Hornet: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 · Chase Center: Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lombard Street: The original uploader was Y6y6y6 at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: Tinned Elk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oracle Park: User Coasttocoast on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Green Valley: who provides what

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

PowerPG&E37.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCresta Mesa Parque water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers89% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSolano CountySolano County provides services here
SchoolsFairfield-Suisun 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 code9453494534 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 Green Valley.

OutdoorsA+

Green Valley has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation

29 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Green Valley’s trail density is 3.5 miles per square mile.

41.5%conserved
41.5%
conserved · 2,209 of 5,328 acres
29 mi
of trails · 3.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space Park12.4 mi1,243
2. Rockville Hills Regional Park8.8 mi228

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

HealthA−

Residents of Green Valley are healthier than 84% of U.S. towns

Green Valley beats the California average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 13% of Green Valley adults report frequent mental distress.

84%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
Green ValleyCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%17%17%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)29%35%36%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)31%36%33%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)13%16%16%
32 measures vs. California
18 better8 too close to call6 worse
What stands outGreen ValleyCA
Fewer uninsured adults4.3%10.6%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity7.4%17.9%
More adults who have had cancer13.3%6.4%
Northbay Medical Center
8.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

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

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Green Valley’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Green Valley for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Green Valley has added 77 jobs, to 190 in 2023. The top destinations are Fairfield (18%), San Francisco (5%) and Vallejo (4%).

0%work in town
Green ValleyCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work28 minutes28 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line9.2%10%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Green Valley0%
Fairfield18%
San Francisco5%
Vallejo4%
Napa4%
24 mi
median commute distance
190
jobs based in Green Valley
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Green Valley has mild winters and hot summers

Green Valley has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.

88°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter40–58°
Spring47–71°
Summer56–87°
Fall49–76°
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
88°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Green Valley

16pages on Green Valley
After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Green Valley

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Green Valley for work

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

18% → Fairfield Fairfield 18% 5% → San Francisco San Francisco 5% 4% → Vallejo Vallejo 4% 4% → Napa Napa 4% 4% → Oakland Oakland 4% 3% → Vacaville Vacaville 3% Green Valley · 0% stay
190jobs based in Green Valley
0%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Green Valley

Place in California, United States

Green Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Solano County, California, United States. It sits in the northeastern corner of the San Francisco Bay Area and is located approximately 45 miles (72 km) from Sacramento, approximately 38 miles (61 km) from San Francisco, approximately 32 miles (51 km) from Oakland, less than 15 miles (24 km) from Napa Valley, and less than 15 miles (24 km) from both the Carquinez Bridge and the Benicia Bridge. The use of "Green Valley" as a place name predates the CDP designation by over a century; a Green Valley Township appears on an 1890 map of Solano County. The population was 1,654 at the 2020 census.

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

Area
8.4 sq mi
Elevation
115 ft

Questions about Green Valley

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Green Valley, CA expensive?

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−.