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Place dossier plate
SheetCA-RIO-VISTA-CA · Rio Vista, CA 10,002 pop · income 68th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Rio Vista
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Rio Vista on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Struthers · lowest
51,894
Struthers · lowest
51,894 median HH income
23.5% of the leader · rank #1
Hebron · near
86,964
Hebron · near
86,964 median HH income
39.4% of the leader · rank #2
Shamrock Lakes · near
86,964
Shamrock Lakes · near
86,964 median HH income
39.4% of the leader · rank #3
Sunray · near
86,964
Sunray · near
86,964 median HH income
39.4% of the leader · rank #4
Rio Vista · this city
86,970
Rio Vista · this city
86,970 median HH income
39.4% of the leader · rank #5
North Windham · near
86,972
North Windham · near
86,972 median HH income
39.4% of the leader · rank #6
Corte Madera · highest
220,771
Corte Madera · highest
220,771 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Rio Vista on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 10,002.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Rio Vista - the verdict
Nationally, Rio Vista sits in the 68th percentile for household income and the 80th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
68th
percentile, household income
84th
percentile, home value
88th
percentile, median rent
80th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Rio Vista, CA
10,002 people live in Rio Vista, California - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Rio Vista brings in $86,970 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 1.8%. Home values in Rio Vista run a median of $480,300, and the median resident age is 64.7 years. 35.4% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 35.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 123 residential building permits were authorized in Rio Vista (Slowing), down 17% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Rio Vista reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 628.0 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
California carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts California at 110.7 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Above Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,053 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts California's average monthly utility costs around $275 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 88.7 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Rio Vista's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to population change to reported crime to work and mobility to comparison shortlist to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Rio Vista, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, annual population history, matched public-school count, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Rio Vista?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 5.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 1.8%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Is Rio Vista growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +511 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +5.1% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 123 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Rio Vista?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 628.0 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 72% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Which cities make useful reference points for Rio Vista?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within California, the closest population matches are Country Club (10,017 residents, $79,506 income); Fairview (10,033 residents, $148,801 income); East Whittier (10,061 residents, $105,104 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Detroit Lakes, MN (10,002 residents); Harrisonville, MO (10,002 residents); Fairmount, NY (9,998 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Rio Vista?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 78.8%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Drive alone
78.8%
Work from home
9.6%
Public transit
0.0%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 3,189 workers age 16+.
What does the education layer cover for Rio Vista?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 4 public schools within the city match. 35.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
1.8%
Bachelor's degree+
35.4%
Matched public schools
4
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Highest-decile cost · BEA RPP 2024, California average
C-
City profile score · Rio Vista, CA
53/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate A
1.8%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share B-
35.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income B-
$86,970
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime D
245 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living F
110.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Rio Vista profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 87/100 (A) · 1.8%
Bachelor's+ share: 67/100 (B-) · 35.4%
Household income: 66/100 (B-) · $86,970
Violent crime: 41/100 (D) · 245 /100k
Cost of living: 6/100 (F) · 110.7 index
Where Rio Vista sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Rio Vista's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Rio Vista highlighted among 25 peers.Read the chart values
Rio Vista, CA (this city): home $480,300, crime 628/100k
Detroit Lakes, MN : home $246,200, crime 1,715/100k
Harrisonville, MO : home $190,300, crime 2,315/100k
Struthers, OH : home $92,800, crime 1,357/100k
Cambridge, MN : home $234,800, crime 1,759/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does Rio Vista compare to other US cities?
Rio Vista measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income68% higher than other cities
Home value84% pricier than other cities
Median rent88% pricier than other cities
Safety80% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just California and the picture shifts: Rio Vista ranks #19 of 441 California cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Rio Vista against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to California only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
California-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Rio Vista near the bottom of California's cities
Among the 1,458 California cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Rio Vista ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Rio Vista only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#673 of 1,338
50th percentile in California
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,458
0th percentile in California
Median Home Value
#723 of 1,343
46th percentile in California
Poverty Rate
#1,128 of 1,450
22nd percentile in California
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#517 of 1,458
65th percentile in California
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within California only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
68th percentile nationally for median household income · 80th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Rio Vista's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Rio Vista's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Rio Vista's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$480,30016th percentilemore affordable than 16% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Rio Vista's home-value-to-income ratio: 5.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#13,609 of 15,516
More affordable than 12% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,826 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 5.5×, Rio Vista sits in the pressured band:
national rank #13,609 of 15,516 and #2,826 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$86,970Rio Vista, CA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Rio Vista, CA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Rio Vista, CA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)35.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)1.8%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)35.2%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
10,002
Median Income
$86,970
Median Home Value
$480,300
Median Age
64.7
Poverty Rate
1.8%
Labor force participation
35.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
35.4%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
628.0
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
245.3
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
382.7
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Rio Vista's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
10,012 residents
2021
10,002 residents
2022
10,048 residents
2023
10,149 residents
2024
10,330 residents
2025
10,523 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Slowing
Total Permits (2024)
123
housing units authorized
Single-Family
119
detached homes
Multifamily
4
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
12.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
149
149
0
$33.8M
2020
24
24
0
$6.0M
2021
137
137
0
$34.0M
2022
103
103
0
$24.8M
2023
75
75
0
$17.9M
2024
123
119
4
$31.8M
Permit volume decreased 17% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
78.8%
Carpool
6.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
3.8%
Work from Home
9.6%
Other
1.3%
Based on 3,189 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
California statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $275
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across California at $275 (electricity about $150 , water and sewer about $70 ).
These are California statewide averages, not a meter reading for Rio Vista. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
California's BEA cost-of-living index is 110.7 (Well Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Rio Vista is $2,053/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to California statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 88.7 / 100 (Very High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a California statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Rio Vista sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Rio Vista compares to similar-size California cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.