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38.39° N · 122.37° W · GEOID 0686930

Yountville

Napa County, California · part of the Napa, CA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

CaliforniaYountville, CAYountvilleYountville

The short answer

Yountville is home to 3,348 people. Median household income is $80,342 a year and median rent is $2,399 a month, 35.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $802,200, about 10.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,399
76% above the median place
Median household income
$80,342
0% above the median place
Median home value
$802,200
151% above the median place
Unemployment
5.2%
6% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Yountville

  • Households average 1.67 people, smaller than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 655 California places.
  • The median home is worth 10 years of the median household's income, more than in 99% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 65.3 years old, older than in 99% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 35.8% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 98% of places its size.
  • The population has fallen 6.6% since 2020, a steeper drop than in 98% of places its size.
01

Moving to Yountville

Napa County loses about 6.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in4,970
Moved out5,689
Net−719

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$138K
Leavers$96K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Napa County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Napa County report $138,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $95,500, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$96,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,399 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,939 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $802,200.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 14.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Marco Island, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in8
$138,106
96% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$95,517
36% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureYountvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.1%12% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-6.4below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$138,10696% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$95,51736% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 35.8%, 75% above the median place.

Yountville35.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$95,960
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
35.8%
75% above the median place
Home price to income
10.0x
163% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
36%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$53,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Yountville, $2,399 a month, and local prices for everything else (95.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Yountville, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Osprey, FL25.5% vs 35.8%$25,200Compare
Fort Myers Beach, FL24.1% vs 35.8%$16,700Compare
East Falmouth, MA31.2% vs 35.8%$1,900Compare

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Median home value1
$802,200
151% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,939
57% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
31% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureYountvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,39976% above
Rent to income135.8%75% above
Property tax rate10.6%31% below
Home price to income110.0x163% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure112.512% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$3,375109% above
HUD area median income4County figure$165,40054% above
Property tax paid (median)1$5,04555% above
Median home value1$802,200151% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-1.0%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure27.2%47% below
Homeownership1County figure63.4%5% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure54.9%8% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,93957% above
Vacant homes1County figure10.8%54% above
Median year built119870% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$80,342
0% above the median place
Income per person1
$61,040
52% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureYountvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$80,3420% above
Income per person1County figure$61,04052% above
Unemployment1County figure5.2%6% above
Average annual pay6County figure$73,20911% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs6County figure79,07248% below
Poverty rate1County figure8.5%21% below
Mean commute1County figure25 min0% above
Works from home1County figure14.6%17% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 1.7, 33% below the median place.

Household size1
1.7
33% below the median place
Median age1
65.3
67% above the median place
Population change since 20207
-6.6%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance3.1% −52%
High school or higher88.3% −4%
Bachelor's or higher41.6% +30%
All 9 people measures
MeasureYountvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,3486646th largest
Population change since 20207-6.6%below (median 1.1%)
Median age165.367% above
Bachelor's or higher141.6%30% above
High school or higher188.3%4% below
Household size11.733% below
Born abroad1County figure22.2%151% above
No health insurance13.1%52% below
Homes with broadband1County figure93.5%1% above
05

Life in Yountville

6 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

  • French Laundry listed 1978
  • Veterans Home of California Chapel listed 1979
  • Groezinger Wine Cellars listed 1982
  • Webber, John Lee, House listed 1982
  • Rovegno, Charles, House listed 1991
  • Yountville Grammar School listed 2016

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents23.9 2.3×
Playgrounds per 10k6.0 −37%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k47.8 4.3×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails3 km +55%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.6 +23%
Shops35.8 +18%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.8 +41%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.2 +15%
Child care centers3.2 +39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher13
22.1
44% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k9
25.6
23% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9
5.8
41% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureYountvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure43378% above
Public school students13County figure18,557279% above
Students per teacher13County figure22.144% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure25.623% above
Shops per 10k9County figure35.818% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure5.841% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure23.215% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.239% above
Parks per 10k1023.9135% above
Playgrounds per 10k106.037% below
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1047.8329% above
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails103.155% above
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11654% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 62, 68% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
62
68% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
277
77% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Tornado risk15
18.3
78% below the median place
Wildfire risk15
96.0
57% above the median place
Annual precipitation14
31.7 in
28% below the median place
All 8 weather and risk measures
MeasureYountvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure89°F3% above
January average low14County figure38°F52% above
Average temperature14County figure60°F9% above
Annual precipitation14County figure31.7 in28% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure95.33% above
Tornado risk15County figure18.378% below
Wildfire risk15County figure96.057% above
Heat wave risk15County figure66.826% below
08

Yountville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 37% of the median income in 2030, up from 36% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,399/mo (2024)$3,100/mo$2,550 to $3,780/mo+4.4%
Median household income$80,342 (2024)$101,500$85,500 to $120,000+3.9%
Median home value$802,200 (2024)$1,176,000$853,000 to $1,620,000+6.6%
Population3,198 (2025)3,1202,990 to 3,250−0.5%

The median home would be worth 11.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 10.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Yountville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Marco Island, FL$1,990$101,523Compare
Osprey, FL$2,196$103,516Compare
Fort Myers Beach, FL$1,836$91,291Compare
East Falmouth, MA$2,116$81,464Compare
East Falmouth, MAFort Myers Beach, FLOsprey, FLMarco Island, FLYountville, CAYountvilleOspreyEast FalmouthYountvilleOspreyEast Falmouth

Common questions

Is Yountville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Households average 1.67 people, smaller than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 655 California places. The median home is worth 10 years of the median household's income, more than in 99% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Yountville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 35.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $802,200.

What salary do you need to live in Yountville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $95,960 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Yountville safe?

There were 62 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Yountville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Marco Island, FL, Osprey, FL, Fort Myers Beach, FL and East Falmouth, MA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Yountville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Yountville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/yountville-california

Citytistics. “Yountville, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/yountville-california/

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