VineyardCA
A town of 43,751. Public schools that outperform most of California.
Is Vineyard a good place to live?
Vineyard grades C+ overall, 241st among California's 841 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $596K for a typical one and 6.1 times the Sacramento metro’s $97K median household income. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 72% of California towns. On hazard risk, just 26 of California’s 1,064 towns do better. 11% of the land in Vineyard is conserved, where California’s towns sit at 4.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%.
What makes Vineyard stand out
Where Vineyard beats most towns.
Vineyard has grown 77% from 2010 to 2020
24,836 counted in 2010 and 43,935 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Vineyard grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Vineyard is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Sutter's Fort and 38 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vineyard. Close and well known come first.
10 mi State parkSutter's Fort
8 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
16 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
11 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
12 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a year
12 mi State parkLeland Stanford Mansion State Historic ParkPhoto credits
Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park: M.Mierzwa. MCalamari at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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Moving to Vineyard: who provides what
Vineyard is unincorporated, so Sacramento 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 Vineyard.
Vineyard carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly inland flooding), sends most of its workers to Sacramento and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Most working residents commute out of Vineyard
Vineyard has 3,840 jobs for its 19,789 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 2,310 in 2013 to 3,840.
Most working residents leave Vineyard for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Vineyard has added 1,530 jobs, to 3,840 in 2023. At $105,000, Vineyard’s median household income is above both California’s towns ($95,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Vineyard | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $105,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Work from home | 15% | 14% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Vineyard’s grade for schools is a B+
Its public schools are run by the Elk Grove Unified school district. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Sheldon High, with 2,368 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. R. Smedberg MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,065 | B+ |
| Sheldon HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,368 | A− |
| Arnold Adreani ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 944 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Vineyard has mild winters and hot summers
Vineyard has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Vineyard’s July high is 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Vineyard ranks healthier than 62% of the country’s towns
Against the 7,811 U.S. towns with household incomes like Vineyard’s, it is less healthy than 62%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Vineyard beats the California average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 41% of adults feel lonely in Vineyard.
| Vineyard | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Vineyard | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.4% | 10.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.3% | 15.3% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 39.8% | 35.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Vineyard has set aside 11.1% of its land for conservation
7.6 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves. The trail density in Vineyard is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Illa Collin Park | 0.3 mi | 11 |
| 2. Silver Leaf Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 3. Vintage Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Vineyard faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 96% of California towns, with expected losses of about $152 per resident a year; that rating is what its B for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1982, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Vineyard.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
An age mix much like California’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the California average. 14% of Vineyard residents are 65 or older. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Vineyard | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 37.4 years | 39.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.0, men 36.6.
| Vineyard | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.2% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.4% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.9% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.4% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.1% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
A home in Vineyard sells for about $620K at the median
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Vineyard
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Vineyard
About 9 of every 100 Vineyard residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
97% of working residents leave Vineyard for work
Where Vineyard’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Vineyard
Census-designated place in California, United States
Vineyard is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. The population was 43,935 at the 2020 census, up from 24,836 at the 2010 census. Vineyard doubled its population twice in two consecutive decades, and grew to become one of Greater Sacramento's most racially diverse suburbs.
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- Area
- 17 sq mi
- Elevation
- 66 ft
Vineyard’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Vineyard.
Vineyard and Florin report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Vineyard with a neighbor →
Questions about Vineyard
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vineyard, CA a good place to live?
Vineyard grades C+ overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #241 of 841 in California. It grades B for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Vineyard, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $596,000, 22% below 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.