Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Overall it grades C−, ranked 539th of 841 in California. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $530K for a typical one and 5.3 times the Vallejo metro’s $100K median household income. Suisun City’s going rate for rent is $2,157 a month, where California’s towns sit at $1,895 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Sacramento Northern Railway Historic District and Wednesday Club of Suisun is on the National Register of Historic Places. Suisun City is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 74% of U.S. towns.
Where Suisun City beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Suisun City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Suisun City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 462 in 1870, 29,518 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1918 and 4 maps from 1949 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Suisun City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MuseumAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Big draw37 mi MuseumUSS Hornet
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaChase Center
Big draw38 mi LandmarkLombard Street
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaOracle Park
Big draw40 mi GardenPresidio of San FranciscoAlcatraz 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 · Oracle Park: User Coasttocoast on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Presidio of San Francisco: Robert Campbell, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Suisun City, 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 Suisun City.
Suisun City has home values still below their peak, sends most of its workers to Fairfield and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
69% of Suisun City’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 30%. Since 1982, Suisun City has seen 42 flood insurance claims paid out. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Suisun City after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2020.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
One of its 4 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Fairfield-Suisun Unified school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 774 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Suisun City has 2,647 jobs for its 12,607 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The top destinations are Fairfield (19%), Vacaville (6%) and San Francisco (6%). Just 3% of Suisun City’s working residents have a job in town. Its typical journey to work stands at 32 minutes. Also worth knowing: it had 2,647 jobs in 2023, up 490 from 2013.
| Suisun City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.8% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical value, about $530K, is 9% below its June 2022 peak.
61% of households live in a home they own in Suisun City. The typical Suisun City home is worth about $530,000, down 0.7% in a year, 30% below the California typical home. A home in Suisun City typically sold within 35 days of listing.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Reported crimes fell from 580 to 492 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Within California, it does better than 54% of towns. Suisun City’s property crime rate comes in at 14 per 1,000 residents.
| Suisun City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.6 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14 per 1,000 residents | 13.3 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The biggest park or preserve is Irving H. Lambrecht Sports Complex, at 33 acres. Trails run 2.7 miles in 11 parks and preserves. Suisun City’s trail network density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Suisun City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lawler Ranch Park | 0.5 mi | 9 |
| 2. Heritage Park | 0.5 mi | 9 |
| 3. Montebello Vista Park | 0.4 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 40° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 9,325 U.S. towns with household incomes like Suisun City’s, it is less healthy than 60%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Among adults in Suisun City, 72% had a checkup this year and 20% have been diagnosed with depression. This California town does better than the California average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. Nearly two fifths of Suisun City adults feel lonely.
| Suisun City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Suisun City | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 6.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.2% | 10.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.5% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Suisun City
About 7 of every 100 Suisun City residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
City in the United States
Suisun City ( soo-SOON; Patwin for "where the west wind blows") is a city in Solano County, California, United States. The population was 29,518 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Suisun City.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suisun City | #539 | C− | D | C | B− | B |
| Fairfield | #532 | C− | D− | C− | B | B |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Suisun City grades C− overall, better than 16% of U.S. towns and #539 of 841 in California. It grades B for health, C for safety and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within California, it does better than 54% of towns.
2 notable people were born here, including Nion Tucker and Andrew Aplin.
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