Vallejo, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Vallejo ( və-LAY-(h)oh; Spanish pronunciation: [baˈʎexo] ) is a city in Solano County, California, United States, and the second largest city in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. Located on the shores of San Pablo Bay, the city had a population of 126,090 at the 2020 United States census. Vallejo is home to the Cal Poly Maritime Academy, Touro University California, and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Vallejo is named after Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, the famed Californio general and statesman. The city was founded in 1851 on General Vallejo's Rancho Suscol to serve as the capital city of California, which it was from 1852 to 1853, after which the Californian government moved to neighboring…

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How Vallejo ranks

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#227Fastest growing in CA #365Most affordable in CA #409Lowest property tax in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code94589, 94590, 94591

Area code707

Living in Vallejo

Housing in Vallejo

$520K▼ 2.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Vallejo home is worth about $520,000, down 2.8% in a year, 32% below the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market39

Sale-to-list100.7%

Sold in May75

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Safety in Vallejo

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Safety Grade D-

Vallejo reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 96% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Vallejo 7.7

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Vallejo 30.4

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Vallejo

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School Grade B-

The public schools Vallejo’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictVallejo City UnifiedSchools32

Caliber: ChangeMakers AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 975 students Joseph H. Wardlaw ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 676 students Solano Widenmann Leadership AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 615 students Highland ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 510 students Cave Language AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 505 students Glen Cove ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 441 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.