Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Rio Vista is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, ranked 448th of 841 in California, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 58% of U.S. towns. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $451K, 4.5 years of the Vallejo metro’s $100K median household income. 46% of residents are 65 or older in Rio Vista, where California’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 18%. Delta King is on the National Register of Historic Places. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top.
Where Rio Vista beats most towns.
7,360 counted in 2010 and 10,005 in 2020; an estimated 10,523 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5% since 2020, after 35.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Rio Vista is from typical.
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Census counts: 319 in 1870, 10,005 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1997 and 5 maps from 1910 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rio Vista, 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 Rio Vista.
Rio Vista fares better on crime within California than nationally and has home values still below their peak, but it has commutes longer than most of California.
The median age in Rio Vista is 63.8 years. Rio Vista has grown 5% since 2020, to 10,523 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 10% of residents are under 18 in Rio Vista.
| Rio Vista | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 10% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 63.8 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.8 points). Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Rio Vista | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.6% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.8% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.2% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.1% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 22.5% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 23.9% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.2% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.5% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.6% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Its public schools are run by the River Delta Joint Unified school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Rio Vista High, with 317 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. H. White ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 432 | – |
| Rio Vista HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 317 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Since 1980, 38 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rio Vista.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical value, about $451K, is 12% below its June 2022 peak. At about $451K, home values are down 2% in five years, against a rise of 13% across California.
84% of Rio Vista households own their home. The typical Rio Vista home is worth about $451,000, down 2.9% in a year, 41% below the California typical home. Rio Vista’s median rent is $1,724 a month.
| Rio Vista | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,724 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The average commute for its 3,526 working residents takes 40.3 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Most working residents leave Rio Vista for work: only 17% work in town. Jobs based in Rio Vista grew to 1,612 in 2023, 223 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Fairfield (5%), Sacramento (5%) and San Francisco (4%).
| Rio Vista | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 40 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
5.7 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Rio Vista | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Val de Flores Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Bruna Vista Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Bruning Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Rio Vista has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 15.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 86% of California’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 110 to 73 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Rio Vista beats the California average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. Only 9 of the 847 California towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Rio Vista.
| Rio Vista | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 31% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Rio Vista | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.9% | 14.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.7% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.4% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rio Vista. Close and well known come first.
23 mi MountainMount Diablo
29 mi Theme parkSix Flags Discovery Kingdom
37 mi Stadium & arenaCalifornia Memorial Stadium
40 mi LakeLake Berryessa
40 mi Theme parkChildren's Fairyland
30 mi State parkSutter's FortMount Diablo: Trurl66, Public domain · Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: Tinned Elk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · California Memorial Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Lake Berryessa: Unknown, Public domain · Children's Fairyland: Wordworking, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rio Vista
About 2 of every 100 Rio Vista residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Where Rio Vista’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in California, United States
Rio Vista (Spanish: Río Vista, thought to mean "River View") is a city in the eastern end of Solano County, California, United States, in the Sacramento River Delta region of Northern California. The population was 10,005 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Rio Vista grades C overall, better than 25% of U.S. towns and #448 of 841 in California. It grades B− for health, B for safety and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
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.
2 notable people were born here, including Bill Wight and Francisco Nunes da Rosa.
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