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Vacaville vs Antioch

28 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (14 min in Vacaville) and work in town (+11.2 pts in Vacaville).

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Vacaville, CAHomes around $602KCalifornia · 102,596 people
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Antioch, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 116,477 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

VacavilleHomes around $602K
Housing$602K typical home21% below the CA typical home Schools#134 for schools in CAof 574 towns Outdoors#190 most conserved land in CA50 miles of trails across 40 parks and preserves All about Vacaville →
AntiochAn outdoors town
Outdoors#157 most conserved land in CA35 miles of trails across 34 parks and preserves Health55% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$592K typical home23% below the CA typical home All about Antioch →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Average commute14 min
Vacaville has the shorter commute
Antioch 42 minVacaville 28 min
Work in town+11.2 pts
More of Vacaville’s workers stay in town
Vacaville 21.3%Antioch 10.1%
Jobs per worker+63%
Vacaville is more of a job hub
Vacaville 0.75Antioch 0.46
Household income+14%
Households in Vacaville earn more
Vacaville $111,126Antioch $97,465
★ What stands out · Report cards

Vacaville places higher on 15 of 22 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
CVacavilleSafer than 29% of U.S. towns DAntiochSafer than 8% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+VacavilleBetter than 68% of districts in the state B+AntiochBetter than 67% of districts in the state
Health
B+VacavilleHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns B−AntiochHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns
15Vacaville
6Antioch

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #428#807 SafestSafety · 411 towns #209#371 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #249#537 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #364#603 HealthiestHealth · 844 towns #358#564 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #218#326 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #134#209 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 844 towns #397#504

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Vacaville’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Vacaville$3,520/mo
Typical home $602K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $2,299/mo · Housing →
Antioch$3,480/mo
Typical home $592K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $2,278/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
VacavilleAntioch
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F40°F
July high90°F91°F
Growing season (days)336d343d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th79th
Outdoors & history
VacavilleAntioch
Trails50 mi35 mi
Conserved land13%15.7%
Settled1852—
National Register places34
Archive photos7—
Famous people born here1324
Community
VacavilleAntioch
Library hours a week63 hrs40 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

28 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

VacavilleAntiochVacavilleAntioch
Vacaville ↔ Antioch28 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

VacavilleAntioch
People
Population 102,596Lowest 116,477Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.8%Lowest CA: +6.1% +12.6%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 38.2±0.8Lowest about the CA average 38.4±1.1Highest about the CA average
Antioch and Vacaville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.9%±1.1Lowest CA: 22% 22.8%±1.3Highest CA: 22%
Antioch and Vacaville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.7%±0.9Highest CA: 15.7% 14.3%±1Lowest CA: 15.7%
Vacaville and Antioch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28%Highest CA: 37.1% 23.9%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.3%±0.8Highest CA: 7.6% 6.2%±0.7Lowest CA: 7.6%
Vacaville and Antioch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $111,126±$3kHighest 12% above CA $97,465±$6kLowest about the CA average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $620,900±$7kLowest 15% below CA $629,700±$9kHighest 14% below CA
Antioch and Vacaville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,299±$74Highest 13% above CA $2,278±$71Lowest 12% above CA
Vacaville and Antioch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,507Lowest 12% below CA $4,762Highest 7% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60.7%±4.1Lowest CA: 55.3% 63.5%±5.1Highest CA: 55.3%
Antioch and Vacaville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.2%Lowest CA: 12% 11.4%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.5%Highest CA: 55.9% 63.6%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985 9 yrs newer than CA 1985 9 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest about the CA average 42 minHighest 46% above CA
Work from home 12.4%±1.4Lowest CA: 17.2% 12.7%±1.5Highest CA: 17.2%
Antioch and Vacaville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 21.3%Highest 10.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Highest 0.46Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fairfield (13%)San Francisco (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AntiochFew work in Vacaville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13%Lowest 15.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 49.6 miHighest 35.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.7 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 40Highest 34Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 87.5Lowest 102Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #134 of 574 in CA#209 of 574 in CA
School district Travis Unified · Vacaville UnifiedRocketship Delta Prep District · Antioch Unified
High school in town Vacaville HighDeer Valley High
Students per teacherat that high school 21.3Lowest 23.1Highest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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