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Napa, California is one of the great places in the U.S. for that retirement or second home. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, weather and other demographics.


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Napa, California
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Napa, California


Population
. 1990 2000 2007
Napa County blank 124,279 blank
Napa 61,842 72,585 74,247



Napa
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2010 .$372,810-9.4%
Jun $380,088 . .
May $394,353 . .
Apr $348,343 . .
Mar $334,841 . .
Feb $338,455 . .
Jan $437,600 . .
2009 .$411,383-20.1%
2008 .$514,749-24.3%
2007 . $679,792 3.8%
2006 . $654,795 1.3%
2005 . $646,592 13.7%
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Cost of Living (2010)
143% GPTR 99 City Average
127%



Home Sales Price Comparison
(2010)
. . GPTR 99 City Avg
Near Large City San Francisco Bay area na
Home Sales Price in San Francisco Bay area $518,000 $213,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 72% of San Francisco Bay area home prices 155%



Napa
Distance to Nearest Large City
(pop. > 200,000)
42 miles  to Oakland GPTR 99 City Average
97 miles



Air Quality
. Good Days Moderate Days Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days Unhealthy Days
2008 262 91 10 3
2007 255 101 9 0
2006 262 96 7 0
2005 293 67 5 0




Napa
Water Quality
. % Good % Threatened % Impaired
2006 na na na
2004 5 16 79
2002 9 25 66




Taxes
(2009-2010)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 9.1% -- 2* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 104 days 7* -- 99 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Napa
Recreation
. # of Parks # of Parks
(99 City Avg)
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc.
(managed by National Park Service)
John Muir National Historic Site, Point Reyes National Seashore plus 10 more 7
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc.
(other federal agency-managed sites)
13 26
State Parks, Sites, etc. 18 11



Crime Report
(crimes per 10,000 population)
. Total Crimes Violent Crimes Property Crimes
2008 289 33 256
2007 350 38 312
2006 332 45 287
2005 325 51 274




Napa
Climate
(1971-2000)
. . 99 City Avg
January - Avg Low Temp 39 F 27 F
January - Avg Daily Temp 48 F 37 F
July - Avg Daily Temp 69 F 74 F
July - Avg High Temp 83 F 86 F
Avg Annual Precipitation 27 in 35 in



Elevation
35 feet GPTR 99 City Average
1,660 feet



Napa
Natural Hazards
. Risk Level 99 City Average
Total Hazard Risk Higher Moderate
Earthquake 90% .6%
Tsunami No Risk No Risk
Hurricane 0 0
Flood Very High Very High
Tornado Very Low Low
Volcano Low Ash Fall No Risk
Wildfire High Low



Demographics
(2006)
. . 99 City Avg
White 85.9% 83.3%
Black 1.0% 6.9%
Native American 1.3% 0.8%
Asian 2.2% 3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other 7.8% 3.3%
Multiple Races 1.6% 2.4%
Hispanic (of any race) 36.1% 8.7%



Napa
Median Age (2006)
36 years GPTR 99 City Average
36 years



Family Income & Housing
(2006)
. . 99 City Average
Total Housing Units 27,776 26,131
Occupied Housing Units 97% 86%
Vacant Housing Units (seasonal or recreational use) 3% 14%
Home Ownership Rate 61% 54%
Median Family Income $58,788 $55,423
Average Family Size 3.20 2.91



Napa
Medical Care
(2009)
Hospital/Medical Center City Distance from City Accredited - Dept. of HHS, AOA or JCAHO GPTR 99 City
Average
Queen of the Valley Napa In the city Yes 4 accredited hospitals within 10 miles of city
Napa State Hospital Napa In the city Yes
NM Holderman Memorial Hospital Yountville 10 miles Yes



Population Density
(2007)
. . 99 City Avg
Land Area (sq mi) 18 31
People Per Square Mile 4,125 2,035



Napa
Building Permits
(single family homes)
2009 17
2008 75
2007 126
2006 119
2005 237




Heating and Cooling Degree Days
(avg annual)
. . 99 City Avg
Total Degree Days 3,218 5,926
HDD 2,689 4,677
CDD 529 1,249



EPA Hazardous Material Cleanup Sites
(Napa Area)
Napa Area EPA Cleanup Sites


Legend:
Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties (EPA hazardous material cleanup sites defined at Environment link)



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