Monument HillsCA
A town of 1,551.
Is Monument Hills a good place to live?
The best of Monument Hills’ subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for health; the weakest is a D for cost of living. Monument Hills’ median household income is $218,000, above both the California town median ($95,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 36 of California’s 1,056 towns score higher on incomes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. Monument Hills’ trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, above both California’s towns (1.0) and U.S. towns (0.4). Monument Hills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Monument Hills has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020
1,542 counted in 2010 and 1,702 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Monument Hills grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Monument Hills is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Monument Hills: who provides what
Monument Hills is unincorporated, so Yolo 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 Monument Hills.
On CDC estimates, Monument Hills is healthier than 77% of U.S. towns
Monument Hills beats the California average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of Monument Hills adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Monument Hills | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Monument Hills | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.7% | 17.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Monument Hills faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by drought
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Monument Hills has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Monument Hills for work: only 2% work in town. 3.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Monument Hills. Jobs based in Monument Hills grew to 254 in 2023, 83 more than in 2013.
| Monument Hills | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than California overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 27% of residents (16% statewide). Monument Hills’ median age is 50.7 years. 46% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Monument Hills | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.7 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 46% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.6 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Monument Hills | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.1% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.2% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.7% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.6% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.8% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.4% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.4% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.9% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.5% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 21.2% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Monument Hills has mild winters and hot summers
Monument Hills has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Monument Hills is 95°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Monument Hills stands out in California and nationally, with more of its households who own their home
Among 848 California towns, just 9 have a higher share of households owning their home than Monument Hills.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lake Berryessa and 36 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Monument Hills. Close and well known come first.
21 mi LakeLake Berryessa
19 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
23 mi State parkSutter's Fort
39 mi MountainSutter Buttes
22 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
21 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a yearPhoto 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
Everything we know about Monument Hills
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Monument Hills
About 10 of every 100 Monument Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
98% of working residents leave Monument Hills for work
Where Monument Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Monument Hills
Census-designated place in California, United States
Monument Hills is a census-designated place in Yolo County, California, United States. Monument Hills sits at an elevation of 135 feet (41 m). The 2020 United States census reported Monument Hills' population as 1,702.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 135 ft
Questions about Monument Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Monument Hills, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $845,000, 11% 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 D.