HartleyCA
A town of 2,431.
Is Hartley a good place to live?
The best of Hartley’s subject grades is an A for incomes; the weakest is a D for walkability. Hartley’s median age is 53.9 years, against 39 years in California’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Only 71 of California’s 1,056 towns score higher on incomes. On the outdoors, just 58 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse. Hartley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
100% of working residents leave Hartley for work
Where Hartley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Hartley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Hartley is from typical.
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Moving to Hartley: who provides what
Hartley 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 Hartley.
Residents of Hartley are healthier than 75% of U.S. towns
Hartley beats the California average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 74% of Hartley adults had a checkup this year, above the California town median (72%) but below the median of U.S. towns (79%). 11% of Hartley adults smoke cigarettes.
| Hartley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Hartley | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 17.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A smaller share of working residents in Hartley work locally than in the typical California or U.S. town
0.5% of working residents work locally in Hartley. Since 2013, Hartley has added 59 jobs, to 221 in 2023. The median household income in Hartley is $124,000.
| Hartley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $124,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Earthquakes leads a high hazard risk in Hartley
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Older than California overall
People 65 and older are 24% of residents (16% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (24% statewide). 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Hartley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
42% women, 58% men
About 138 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.5 points). Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 80% are men (CA 51%).
| Hartley | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.2% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.2% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.3% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.1% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.8% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 23.2% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.8% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.7% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 31% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.5% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.5% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.2% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
In Hartley, expect mild winters and hot summers
Hartley has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Hartley’s July high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hartley has set aside 0.9% of its land for conservation
1.2 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Hartley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Hartley sell for about $1.11M
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lake Berryessa and 56 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hartley. Close and well known come first.
19 mi LakeLake Berryessa
25 mi Theme parkSix Flags Discovery Kingdom
37 mi MountainMount Diablo
28 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
28 mi State parkSutter's Fort
28 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 Hartley
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hartley
About 1 of every 100 Hartley residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Hartley
Census-designated place in California, United States
Hartley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Solano County, California, United States. Hartley sits at a mean elevation of 131 feet (40 m). The 2020 United States census reported Hartley's population as 2,430.
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- Area
- 6.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 131 ft
Hartley’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Hartley.
Hartley and Allendale have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hartley and Allendale report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hartley with a neighbor →
Questions about Hartley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hartley, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $841,000, 10% 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−.