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A town of 7,583, settled in 1898. A typical home worth about $616K.

Population
7,583
+7.4% since 2010
Typical home
$616K
−0.1% in a year
Household income
$123K
median
Median age
36.2
years
Jobs based here
1,481
A commuter town

What makes Winters stand out

The 3 things Winters does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

83% of working residents leave Winters for work

Where Winters’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

10% → Vacaville Vacaville 10% 9% → Sacramento Sacramento 9% 8% → Fairfield Fairfield 8% 5% → Woodland Woodland 5% 3% → Davis Davis 3% 2% → Roseville Roseville 2% Winters · 17% stay
1,481jobs based in Winters
17%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Winters’s report card

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What neighbors are saying. Town Square →

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The data

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Housing

A typical Winters home is worth about $616K

The typical Winters home is worth about $616,000, about the same as a year ago, 19% below the California typical home.

$616KZillow home value

Typical home value

Winters$616K
California$764K
−0.1%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

About one in six working residents works right in Winters

Most working residents leave Winters for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Vacaville (10%), Sacramento (9%) and Fairfield (8%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

17%work in town

Where working residents work

In Winters17%
Vacaville10%
Sacramento9%
Fairfield8%
Woodland5%
18 mi
median commute distance
1,481
jobs based in Winters
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Outdoors

1.6% of Winters is conserved land

0.7 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.

1.6%conserved
Map of Winters: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.6%
conserved · 30 of 1,887 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
#332
most walkable in CA
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Walnut Park0.3 mi6
2. City Park—4
3. Blue Oak Park0.1 mi2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

Healthier than 73% of U.S. towns

Winters beats the California average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

B+Health Grade
32 measures vs. California
4 better28 too close to call0 worse
What stands outWintersCA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth7.3%10.6%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity15%17.9%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville
9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
63rd
percentile among CA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 85% of U.S. towns

Winters reports less crime per resident than 85% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

ASafety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Winters0.4
California4.3
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Winters2.8
California18.2
U.S.15.5
85th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
99th
percentile among CA towns
3
violent crimes reported in 2025
22
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities.

84risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
84Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakes
3
paid flood claims since 1995
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Winters’s public schools outperform 26% of California districts

The public schools Winters’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 74% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

CSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Waggoner ElementaryK–2406Not graded
Shirley Rominger Intermediate3–5363Not graded
Winters Middle6–8367Not graded
Winters High9–12479B−
Wolfskill High9–1220Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduationAll 5 schools →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Winters has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 38°, and snow is almost unheard of.

94°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter39–59°
Spring47–74°
Summer57–92°
Fall49–78°
Nov 30
typical first frost
Feb 18
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
94°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Woodland Geological Survey
1907 · Woodland Geological Survey · Wikimedia Commons
Winters’s story

128 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

The Polychrome Co. - New R. R. Bridge, Winters, California backThe Polychrome Co. - New R. R. Bridge, Winters, California frontJack Neill, "migratory fruit tramp," on banks of Pulah [Putah] Creek near Winters, California. He owns one acre subsist…
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About Winters

City in California, United States

Official town website ↗

Winters is a city in rural Yolo County, and the western Sacramento Valley, in northern California, United States. Winters has a 2024 population of 7,860. Winters is currently growing at a rate of 2.16% annually and its population has increased by 9.24% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 7,195 in 2020. The average household income in Winters is $148,333 with a poverty rate of 6.55%. The median age in Winters is 37.9 years: 38.1 years for males, and 37.9 years for females.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1898
Population
7,115
Area
3.0 sq mi
Elevation
135 ft
ZIP code
95694
Area code
530

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