Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,433, settled in 1914.
Wilton grades B− overall, 207th of 841 graded towns in California, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $190K. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $945K, 9.7 years of the Sacramento metro’s $97K median household income. Wilton’s median household income is $190,000, against $95,000 in California’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Only 43 of California’s 1,063 towns score lower on walkability. Alta Mesa Farm Bureau Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Wilton beats most towns.
5,363 counted in 2010 and 5,958 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Wilton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,858 in 1990, 5,958 in 2020. The archive holds 5 maps from 1909 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wilton. Close and well known come first.
18 mi State parkSutter's Fort
23 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
15 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
19 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
20 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a year
19 mi State parkLeland Stanford Mansion State Historic ParkSutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · 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
Wilton 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Wilton.
Wilton has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of California and has little public open land.
Wilton has 405 jobs for its 2,358 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Wilton for work: only 3% work in town. Wilton’s average trip to work is 33 minutes. Jobs based in Wilton grew to 405 in 2023, 141 more than in 2013.
| Wilton | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Work from home | 15% | 14% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Elk Grove Unified school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. W. Dillard ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 443 | A− |
| Wilton Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 93 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Against the 1,132 U.S. towns with household incomes like Wilton’s, it is less healthy than 95%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Wilton beats the California average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 19% of adults get no exercise outside work in Wilton.
| Wilton | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 24% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wilton | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 9.7 years of the Sacramento metro’s $97K median household income, the typical home (about $945K) costs more against local pay than in 76% of California towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living.
94% of Wilton households own their home. The typical Wilton home is worth about $945,000, up 4.2% in a year, 24% above the California typical home. The median rent in Wilton is $1,823 a month.
| Wilton | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,823 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons average 94°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 38.9°.
Wilton has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Wilton | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 39°F | 41°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $189,537, against $99,122 across California, one input to its A for jobs and income.
People 65 and older are 24% of residents (16% statewide); children under 18 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 38% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Wilton | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.2 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 16% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 29% | 29% |
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.1 points). Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Wilton | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.4% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.8% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.3% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.4% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.1% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.7% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.5% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Just 329 of its 18,458 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Wilton itself; its outdoors grade is D.
1.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Wilton | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Wilton
About 6 of every 100 Wilton residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Where Wilton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in California, United States
Wilton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,958 at the 2020 census, up from 5,363 at the 2010 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Wilton grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #207 of 841 in California. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability 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 C−.
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