Knights Landing-Motoring Magazine-1915-009, 1915
Knights Landing’s story
183 years in pictures
The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 1915 and 4 maps from 1910 on.
- 1843Knights Landing is founded
Knights LandingCA
Population
1,099
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$495K
+3.7% in a year
Household income
$49K
median
Median age
38.0
years
Jobs based here
70
A commuter town
Is Knights Landing a good place to live?
Knights Landing’s best subject grade is an A− for the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for cost of living. Knights Landing’s density of trails is 2.8 miles per square mile, where California’s towns sit at 1.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Knights Landing has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Knights Landing stand out
Where Knights Landing beats most towns.
Small town
1,099 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Knights Landing grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Knights Landing is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $495K, 5.1 years of the Sacramento metro’s $97K median household incomeD−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.1 of 20; 8.4% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & income$49K median household incomeDOpen →Hazard riskdrought tops the listCOpen →HealthWoodland Memorial Hospital 10.2 miles awayC+Open →SchoolsB−Open →
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.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 38.0; 0% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 64 attractions →Lake Berryessa and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Knights Landing. Close and well known come first.
32 mi LakeLake Berryessa
15 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
21 mi State parkSutter's Fort
30 mi MountainSutter Buttes
20 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
19 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Lake Berryessa: Unknown, Public domain · ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · Sutter Buttes: Expedition 32 crew/NASA, Public domain · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · California State Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Swampyank at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
Moving to Knights Landing: who provides what
Knights Landing is unincorporated, so Yolo County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPG&E37.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterKnights Landing Svc. Dist. water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
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 codes95645, 9569595645 83% · 95695 17%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 Knights Landing.
SchoolsB−
Knights Landing’s public schools trail 51% of California districts
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Woodland Joint Unified school district. 225 students attend Knights Landing’s public school.
49%of CA districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science & Technology Academy at Knights LandingLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 225 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
HousingCost of living grade D−
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, more of Knights Landing’s households are owner-occupiers
Typical home values rose 3.7% in the year to September 2026.
$495KZillow home value
Typical home value
Knights Landing$495K
California$762K
+3.7%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Knights Landing’s workers commute out
Among working residents in Knights Landing, 0.6% work locally. The mean commuting time for Knights Landing comes to 34 minutes, against 28 minutes in California’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Knights Landing has lost 62 jobs, to 70 in 2023. The median commute is under 23 miles.
1%work in town
| Knights Landing | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Knights Landing1%
Woodland18%
Sacramento6%
Roseville3%
San Francisco3%
23 mi
median commute distance
70
jobs based in Knights Landing
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Knights Landing
Knights Landing’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 96°F.
96°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter40–59°
Spring49–75°
Summer60–94°
Fall50–79°
Dec 5
typical first frost
Feb 7
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
Knights Landing faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by drought
Compared with nearly two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Knights Landing is higher. Expected losses in Knights Landing break down as 81% from drought and 11% from earthquakes. One declared disaster, in 2020, has brought federal aid to Knights Landing households.
65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtEarthquakesInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthC+
On CDC estimates, Knights Landing is less healthy than 58% of U.S. towns
31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Knights Landing. Two figures for adults locally: 71% had a checkup this year, 23% worry about having enough food.
42%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Knights Landing | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 19% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 72% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 14% |
32 measures vs. California
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Knights Landing | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 16.7% | 10.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.1% | 10.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.6% | 7.3% |
Woodland Memorial Hospital
10.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.9%conserved
0.9%
conserved · 3 of 344 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 2.8 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Knights Landing
17pages on Knights Landing
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Knights Landing
College town 15 of every 100 Knights Landing residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Knights Landing for work
Where Knights Landing’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
70jobs based in Knights Landing
1%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Knights Landing
Census-designated place in California, United States
Knights Landing (formerly Baltimore and East Grafton) is a census-designated place in Yolo County, California, United States, founded by William Knight. It is located on the Sacramento River around 25 miles northwest of Sacramento in the northeastern portion of the county. Knights Landing's ZIP Code is 95645 and its area code 530. It lies at an elevation of 36 feet (11 m). The 2020 census reported that Knights Landing had a population of 1117.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 36 ft
- ZIP code
- 95645
Questions about Knights Landing
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Knights Landing, 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−.