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Yountville, California

Yountville is a small town of about 3,200 people in Napa County, California. It has lost about 7% of its people since 2020. A typical home costs about 10 years of the typical household's income, compared with 4.1 across the U.S. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, Sacramento, is about 50 miles away as the crow flies.

Population
3,198
down 6.6% since 2020
Typical home, 2020-24
$802,200
Napa County prices up 4% since 2022
Household income
$80,342
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, Napa area
112.6
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
6 miles
Napa, CA
To Sacramento
50 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 12.6% above the U.S. average in the Napa metro area.
  • More house for the moneyA typical home costs 10 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
  • A safer neighborhood2 violent crimes were reported in 2025, about 0.6 per 1,000 people (U.S.: 3.3). Property crime: 2.8 per 1,000 (U.S.: 15.3).
  • Schools in townNo public schools inside the town. The nearest high school is Vintage High, about 5 miles away.
  • A hospital close byProvidence Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, about 6 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big citySacramento is about 50 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Yountville meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

What kind of town

Worth a closer look

Yountville has lost about 7% of its people since 2020. A shrinking town can mean bargains, but visit Main Street on a weekday and ask what's closed lately.

The book sorts small towns into six types. These labels come only from the numbers; take the quiz to see which type fits your family.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$802,200U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Up 4%Napa County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities
$2,399 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income
$80,342U.S.: $80,734
Homes built since 2010
3%U.S.: 11%
Everyday prices
112.6U.S. average = 100 (the Napa metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 4% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Napa metro area, not Yountville alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate
3,1982020: 3,423
Median age
65.3 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Under 18
4%U.S.: 22%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center, Napa, CA, about 6 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 4 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

There are no public schools inside Yountville itself. The nearest public high school is Vintage High, about 5 miles away.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on California's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Weather

January average low
38°F
July average high
86°F
Days 90°F or hotter
44 a year
Nights at or below freezing
21 a year
Rain and melted snow
28.4 inches a year
Snow
0 inches a year
Elevation
150 feet

Weather station: Sonoma (8 miles away). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center, Napa, Sacramento.

Napa County is in a metro area of fewer than 250,000 people (USDA rural-urban code 3, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

  • Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial29 miles
  • John Muir National Historic Site30 miles
  • Golden Gate National Recreation Area30 miles
  • Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park33 miles
  • Point Reyes National Seashore33 miles

Read about Yountville's history on Wikipedia.

Know Yountville?

Tell us what a visitor shouldn't miss, and what living there is really like. Write to Main Street at mainstreet@smalltownguide.com. The best notes from people who know the town will be added here.

Nearby

Straight-line miles.

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Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.