Vallejo
- City in California
City
Vallejo
- grade COverall Grade
- City in California
- Rating 3.28 out of 5 372 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade D+
- Crime & Safetygrade C minus
- Housinggrade D minus
- Nightlifegrade B
- Good for Familiesgrade C minus
- Diversitygrade A+
- Jobsgrade C
- Weathergrade A
- Cost of Livinggrade D+
- Health & Fitnessgrade B+
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade B
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$370,000
National
$217,500Median Rent
$1,532
National
$1,062Area Feel
Dense Suburban
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Vallejo Rankings
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Top Public Schools Serving Vallejo
- grade A
Public Safety Academy
- Rating 3.93 out of 5 28 reviews
- grade A minus
Angelo Rodriguez High School
- Rating 3.59 out of 5 552 reviews
- grade B+
Green Valley Middle School
- Rating 4.25 out of 5 8 reviews
- grade B+
Mare Island Technology Academy
- Rating 3.39 out of 5 222 reviews
- grade B
Liberty High School
- Rating 3.63 out of 5 8 reviews
Top Private Schools Near Vallejo
- grade A+
Contra Costa Christian Schools
- Rating 4.39 out of 5 71 reviews
- grade A+
Tilden Preparatory School - Albany
- Rating 4.75 out of 5 8 reviews
- grade A
St. Patrick-St. Vincent Catholic High School
- Rating 3.98 out of 5 133 reviews
- grade A
Salesian College Preparatory
- Rating 3.78 out of 5 87 reviews
- grade A
Pleasant Hill Adventist Academy
- Rating 3.67 out of 5 9 reviews
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C minus
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault449.2national 282.7
- Murder9.8national 6.1
- Rape112.5national 40.7
- Robbery273.9national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary2,354.5national 500.1
- Theft935.9national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft737.8national 284
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Working in Vallejo
Jobs
grade C
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$69,405
National
$62,843Similar Places
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Vallejo Reviews
Rating 3.28 out of 5 372 reviews
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If you work in the city, Vallejo is surprisingly a very great place to live. The ferry commute pre-pandemic was something that we actually miss! Post-pandemic, you'll really enjoy the large 4 bed house with a decent yard for $500-$600k, while in the rest of the Bay Area you get a 1 bed condo.
Just like any metro city, there are sketchy places and there are very nice places. You might not get your Trader Joe's or Whole Foods here, but Berkeley is not that far away and most weekends your outings are probably going to be outside of this city anyways.
Lifestyle here for tech workers is mostly young families that desire a beautiful, quiet neighborhood (e.g. Mare Island), Costco shopping, weekday nights out at the Mare Island Brewery, weekends in Point Reyes, Napa, SF, Berkeley, Walnut Creek, Mt. Tam, Marin, the list goes on and on...
Save up your money and eventually move to a neighborhood with a good school district, or there's lots of great and affordable private school options.
Just like any metro city, there are sketchy places and there are very nice places. You might not get your Trader Joe's or Whole Foods here, but Berkeley is not that far away and most weekends your outings are probably going to be outside of this city anyways.
Lifestyle here for tech workers is mostly young families that desire a beautiful, quiet neighborhood (e.g. Mare Island), Costco shopping, weekday nights out at the Mare Island Brewery, weekends in Point Reyes, Napa, SF, Berkeley, Walnut Creek, Mt. Tam, Marin, the list goes on and on...
Save up your money and eventually move to a neighborhood with a good school district, or there's lots of great and affordable private school options.
This city just needs to be cleaned up. It's in a great location with easy access to almost the entire Bay Area and Sacramento. Napa is less than 20 minutes away, San Francisco is 35 without traffic or an hour by commuter ferry. The city is in a beautiful location right on the waterfront with easy access to all of the amenities in the surrounding area.
The city itself requires some situational awareness, but it's reputation for being a crime ridden wasteland is vastly overrated. There are good pockets and bad pockets. The terrible public school system needs to be addressed, however there are alternative options such as higher performing charter schools and lower cost private options.
The restaurants here aren't fine dining like you'd find in Napa or SF, but there are some amazing hole in the wall joints (Indian, barbecue, thai, mexican etc.) If you want it, its probably here, and that is because Vallejo is such a diverse city. It's one of the most diverse in the entire country.
The city itself requires some situational awareness, but it's reputation for being a crime ridden wasteland is vastly overrated. There are good pockets and bad pockets. The terrible public school system needs to be addressed, however there are alternative options such as higher performing charter schools and lower cost private options.
The restaurants here aren't fine dining like you'd find in Napa or SF, but there are some amazing hole in the wall joints (Indian, barbecue, thai, mexican etc.) If you want it, its probably here, and that is because Vallejo is such a diverse city. It's one of the most diverse in the entire country.
Came here from lake merritt in Oakland and never looked back. Got tired of the noise, crime (people robbed outside my building multiple times), homelessness and general pushback against tech workers that's happening in that city.
Vallejo is a decent place to live, post pandemic era. Way less crime than Oakland, Berkeley and SF. Most houses have large backyards and it's easy to commute to SF via the ferry or i80. It had a bad reputation a few years ago but it's turning it around.
It's a remote worker paradise. Trails, bike rides, views around every corner. Has the best climate in the bay - not too hot and not too cold. Excellent restaurant scene in next door Benicia and a few are starting up in Vallejo too. It's an hour closer to Tahoe than SF and Napa is a 20 minute drive.
Two downsides - no wholefoods and the public school district sucks. It looks like it may be turning around though as a bunch of charter schools have opened and private schools are 1/5th the price of SF.
Vallejo is a decent place to live, post pandemic era. Way less crime than Oakland, Berkeley and SF. Most houses have large backyards and it's easy to commute to SF via the ferry or i80. It had a bad reputation a few years ago but it's turning it around.
It's a remote worker paradise. Trails, bike rides, views around every corner. Has the best climate in the bay - not too hot and not too cold. Excellent restaurant scene in next door Benicia and a few are starting up in Vallejo too. It's an hour closer to Tahoe than SF and Napa is a 20 minute drive.
Two downsides - no wholefoods and the public school district sucks. It looks like it may be turning around though as a bunch of charter schools have opened and private schools are 1/5th the price of SF.