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City in California, United StatesVallejo ( 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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Housing in Vallejo
The typical Vallejo home is worth about $520,000, down 2.8% in a year, 32% below the California typical home.
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Safety in Vallejo
Safety Grade D-
Vallejo reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 96% report less.
Schools in Vallejo
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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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