Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety68#298/924
Economy87#125/925
Housing4#885/925
Health95#43/925
Healthcare90#95/923
Environment90#93/917
Education64#334/925
Infrastructure88#113/925
Community59#377/925
Leisure & amenities97#26/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Napa, CA metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Public EV charging ports · high40.0 /10k
100/100California 17.4 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyAggregated from counties
Drought exposure · low0%
99/100California 9%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAAggregated from counties
Median household income · high$111,471
99/100California $100,130United States $81,6042020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19013
Comfortable days · high37.5%
98/100California 34.8%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Gyms and fitness centers · high2.4 /10k
98/100California 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Premature death · low5,154 /100k
98/100California 6,570 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Home price to income ratio · high7.8×
2/100California 7.4×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Severe housing problems · high22.6%
3/100California 25.8%United States 16.8%2017-2021University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Cost of buying a home today · high49.6%
5/100California 54.7%United States 34.1%Aug 2026Zillow Research
Income inequality (Gini index) · high0.493
8/100California 0.489United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Pharmacies · low0.9 /10k
12/100California 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Rent as share of income · high32.4%
13/100California 32.8%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureImproving
100% (2021) → 0% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
−100 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
New homes permittedWorsening
8.8 /1k (2021) → 3.2 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−64%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Mammography screeningImproving
35.0% (2019) → 44.0% (2023)
+9 pts4 yearsUS 43.0% → 46.0%
Income adjusted for local pricesImproving
$65,119 (2019) → $91,527 (2024)
+41%5 yearsUS $55,567 → $73,204
Property crime rateImproving
1,741 /100k (2020) → 1,067 /100k (2025)
−39%5 yearsUS 1,929 /100k → 1,535 /100k
Homicide rateWorsening
2.1 /100k (2021) → 2.9 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
+38%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Napa, CA metro area improved on 12 of 32 measures with a comparison and declined on 5. 9 moved within the margin of error and 6 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved12

Suicides−36%15.3 /100k → 9.8 /100k
Real income+41%$65,119 → $91,527
Restaurants+15%10.8 /10k → 12.4 /10k
Unemployment−4.6 points8.9% → 4.3%
Arts & recreation+27%5.7 /10k → 7.2 /10k

Declined5

Inequality+0.0220.471 → 0.493
Pharmacies−22%1.2 /10k → 0.9 /10k
Transit use−0.6 points1.7% → 1.1%
Price / income+0.6×7.2× → 7.8×
Traffic deaths+8.9%10.6 /100k → 11.6 /100k

All 32 measures

Change of every measure of Napa, CA metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	5.7 /10k2020	7.2 /10k2025	+27%	Improved	84%
Average commute time	25.6 min2015-2019	24.9 min2020-2024	−0.7 min	Within the margin of error	83%
Average weekly wage	$1,1982020	$1,4082025	+18%	Improved	10%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%2015-2019	39.8%2020-2024	+4.1 points	Improved	79%
Broadband subscriptions	89.1%2015-2019	93.5%2020-2024	+4.4 points	Within the margin of error	6%
Child poverty rate	8.1%2015-2019	10.1%2020-2024	+2 points	Within the margin of error	9%
Distance to an airport	41 mi2020	41 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	13.1 /100k2020	13.5 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	+3.1%	Little change	26%
Effective property tax rate	0.63%2015-2019	0.60%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	13%
Firearm deaths	7.7 /100k2020	7.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−9.1%	Improved	65%
Grocery stores	3.1 /10k2020	2.9 /10k2025	−4%	Little change	36%
Gyms and fitness centers	2.0 /10k2020	2.4 /10k2025	+18%	Improved	68%
High school diploma or higher	85.5%2015-2019	85.1%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	4%
Home price to income ratio	7.2×2015-2019	7.8×2020-2024	+0.6×	Declined	32%
Homicide rate	3.0 /100k2020	2.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−3.3%	Little change	25%
Income adjusted for local prices	$65,1192019	$91,5272024	+41%	Improved	91%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4712015-2019	0.4932020-2024	+0.022	Declined	12%
Median household income	$88,5962015-2019	$111,4712020-2024	+26%	Improved	44%
New business applications	8.2 /1k2020	10.9 /1k2025	+34%	Improved	32%
Pharmacies	1.2 /10k2020	0.9 /10k2025	−22%	Declined	15%
Poverty rate	7.8%2015-2019	8.5%2020-2024	+0.7 points	Within the margin of error	15%
Property crime rate	1,741 /100k2020	1,067 /100k2025	−39%	Improved	62%
Public libraries	0.4 /10k2019	0.4 /10k2024	+3.4%	Little change	82%
Public transit commuters	1.7%2015-2019	1.1%2020-2024	−0.6 points	Declined	30%
Rent as share of income	31.4%2015-2019	32.4%2020-2024	+1 points	Within the margin of error	37%
Rent-burdened households	52.9%2015-2019	54.8%2020-2024	+1.9 points	Within the margin of error	40%
Restaurants and bars	10.8 /10k2020	12.4 /10k2025	+15%	Improved	86%
Suicide rate	15.3 /100k2020	9.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−36%	Improved	96%
Traffic deaths	10.6 /100k2015-2019	11.6 /100k2020-2024	+8.9%	Declined	46%
Unemployment rate	8.9%2020	4.3%2025	−4.6 points	Improved	90%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	7.1%2015-2019	7.2%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	39%
Violent crime rate	312 /100k2020	307 /100k2025	−1.8%	Little change	28%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Napa, CA metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Napa, CA metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Napa, CA metro area itself moved −0.7 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

134,869 residents

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79
60–69

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

49,763 households (±2,617)

Napa, CA metro area
United States share

Under $25k9.2%4,572
$25k–50k12%6,157
$50k–75k12%6,068

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

49,763 households (±2,617)

Napa, CA metro area
United States share

Own63%31,555
Rent37%18,208

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

65,795 workers (±2,138)

Napa, CA metro area
United States share

Drive alone70%46,234
Carpool9.3%6,105
Public transit1.1%752

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Napa, CA employ 19,170 people. 8 pay a median above the US median and 1 below it.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Napa, CA by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse3,520 jobs	3,520	$44,370US $35,660	+24%	27×
Home Health and Personal Care Aides2,900 jobs	2,900	$34,320US $35,800	−4%	1.35×
Retail Salespersons2,150 jobs	2,150	$40,780US $35,410	+15%	1.1×
Waiters and Waitresses1,930 jobs	1,930	$37,130US $35,230	+5%	1.69×
Registered Nurses1,610 jobs	1,610	—US $97,550	—	0.95×
Cashiers1,540 jobs	1,540	$38,500US $32,880	+17%	1.0×
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,440 jobs	1,440	$45,410US $31,200	+46%	0.75×
General and Operations Managers1,410 jobs	1,410	$106,680US $105,770	+1%	0.8×
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1,400 jobs	1,400	$64,000US $51,610	+24%	46×
Cooks, Restaurant1,270 jobs	1,270	$47,320US $37,390	+27%	1.8×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Napa, CA.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Napa, CA has 4,486 employer establishments, 336 for every 10,000 residents (1.35× the US rate of 248), with 66,372 paid employees at an average annual pay of $67,538. The Census Bureau also counts 11,956 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 4,486; 11,956 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 336; US 248
Paid employees: 66,372
Average annual pay: $67,538; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Napa, CA by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	313	23.4	1.12×About typical	3,410	$89,169	553
Restaurants and other eating places	280	21	1.14×About typical	7,283	$39,271	49
Specialty trade contractors	272	20.4	1.31×More than typical	2,215	$79,394	420
Lessors of real estate	221	16.5	1.34×More than typical	732	$58,313	1,335
Construction of buildings	209	15.6	2.07×More than typical	1,271	$90,400	306
Services to buildings and dwellings	160	12	1.78×More than typical	1,540	$43,085	668
Management, scientific and technical consulting	151	11.3	1.68×More than typical	477	$101,792	739
Full-service restaurants	145	10.9	1.41×More than typical	4,794	$43,942	22
Landscaping services	100	7.5	2.14×More than typical	926	$53,595	272
Building equipment contractors	92	6.9	1.14×About typical	669	$82,414	86
Offices of physicians	92	6.9	1.06×About typical	594	$172,279	107
Limited-service restaurants	87	6.5	0.81×About typical	1,726	$30,875	12

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 133,628 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated -$102.8K on contracts performed in Napa, CA metro area: -$0.77 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: -$102.8K; −104% vs FY2025
Per resident: -$0.77; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Bureau of Reclamation$528.6K0.0%
Forest Service$50K0.0%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$19.7K0.0%
Defense Logistics Agency$2,7500.0%

Top recipients

CHEROKEE STAFFING AND SERVICES LLC$175K0.0%
REAGENT WORLD, INC.$170K0.0%
BERRYESSA GARBAGE SERVICE, INC$96.8K0.0%
WESTGATE PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.$59.3K0.0%
KOLLABIO, INC.$50K0.0%

Spending by fiscal year

2.5MFY2017
8.5MFY2018
2.1MFY2019
4.5MFY2020
3.9MFY2021
5.5MFY2022
4.6MFY2023
5.4M

Top industries (NAICS)

Other specialty trade contractors · 2389$345K0.0%
Waste collection · 5621$96.8K0.0%
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing · 3241$59.3K0.0%
Computer systems design and related services · 5415$50K0.0%
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying · 2123$37.8K0.0%
Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing · 3341

Largest awards

RIVERSIDE NATIONAL CEMETERY GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES$1.8M
AMERICAN LADY VETS SERVICES, INC· Napa County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Dec 19, 2025 – Aug 17, 2026· 36C78626N50146
TO REPLACE A DOCK THAT HAS 10 BOAT SLIPS THAT HAVE EXCEEDED THEIR USEFUL LIFESPAN DUE TO STORMS AND RECENT DROUGHT.$1.4M
IRONWOOD COMMERCIAL BUILDERS INC· Napa County, CA· Construction & real property· Sep 19, 2023 – Jun 22, 2026· 140R2023F0102
LAKE BERRYESSA GARBAGE SERVICE$327.8K
BERRYESSA GARBAGE SERVICE, INC· Napa County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Aug 24, 2020 – Apr 30, 2026· 140R2020P0086
NR-WRD-408 DEGRADED WETLANDS INVENTORY

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $883.9M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Napa, CA metro area: $6,649 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $883.9M; −4.1% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,649; US $12,955
Loan face value: $38.7M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.9%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$626.1M71%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$57.7M6.5%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$45.2M5.1%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$38.7M4.4%
14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$22.5M2.5%
93.600 · Head Start$14M1.6%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$11.8M1.3%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$7.9M0.9%

Top recipients (organizations)

THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NAPA$23.2M2.6%
NAPA, CA
CHILD START, INC.$14M1.6%
NAPA, CA
COUNTY OF NAPA$7.1M0.8%
NAPA, CA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CALIFORNIA$6.9M0.8%
SACRAMENTO, CA
OLE HEALTH$6.5M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$721.7M82%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$68.8M7.8%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$23M2.6%
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Administration for Children and Families$14M1.6%
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Education

Assistance by fiscal year

794.4MFY2021
782.9MFY2022
785.7MFY2023
850.9MFY2024
922.1MFY2025
883.9MFY2026

County aggregates

90%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Napa, CA

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Napa CountyCentral county75132,949

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

NapaPrincipal city78,239

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in California

Areas based in California, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved12

Declined5

Metro and micro areas like Napa, CA metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

How people get to work

Jobs and pay

Look up any occupation

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Napa, CA

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in California

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved12

Declined5

Age and sex

Household income

Owners and renters

How people get to work

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Time to get to work

Look up any occupation

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought