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Living in American Canyon

The city had 29 schools in 2026. American Canyon had a population of 21,691 in July 2026. In July 2026, median household income was US$121,700 a year.

Last checked 2026-09-1935 sources

Population22,773people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,703EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent2,230EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate5.57%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,566offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — about the sameOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean5.98µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to American Canyon?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$2,537 per month, while the median home value was US$692,600 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 74.3%, and the vacancy rate was 2.33% in July 2026. 62.4% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
American Canyon recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet22Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan23Official · national market
Median gross rent$2,537/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent62.4 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)2.33 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents2,220 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)2,135 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent2,230 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes251 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Is American Canyon a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker32%strong on work, weak on safety · range 20–44%
Skilled employee46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–57%
Student34%strong on education, weak on housing · range 24–44%
Family44%strong on family, weak on cost · range 35–53%
Retirement36%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 25–47%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

28.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 6,428 of 22,773 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in American Canyon is 5.6%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income121,700 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband80.48 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with a broadband subscription95.69 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with internet but no subscription1.17 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households without internet3.14 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with satellite internet8.6 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Median gross salary3,703 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)24Community estimate · Supplemental context
Unemployment rate5.57 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in American Canyon?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

United States median gross pay: €4,747 (2026-08-03).
Left over each month€1,442of €3,659 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,659
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €2,135
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,442
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in American Canyon Salary needed to live in American Canyon

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to American Canyon. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in American Canyon. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher85.19 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Schools29 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count16Official
School enrolment, share of residents30.25 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio51 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents1,157 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Preventable hospitalizations2,110 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in American Canyon when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesAmerican Canyon highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with American Canyon highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
American Canyon1,566
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,566 offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — about the same31 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting14Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents259.1 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Recorded violent crimes86 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time29.72 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers commuting by public transport1.79 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers walking to work0.78 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Nearest airportAPC3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Distance to nearest airport5 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for American Canyon. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in American Canyon.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in American Canyon is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.98 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202435Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 13.83 · Feb 16.06 · Mar 17.89 · Apr 20.06 · May 22.83 · Jun 25.72 · Jul 25.94 · Aug 26.67 · Sep 26.83 · Oct 24.11 · Nov 18.39 · Dec 14.06 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.44 · Feb 4.44 · Mar 5.39 · Apr 6.39 · May 8.78 · Jun 11 · Jul 12.67 · Aug 12.44 · Sep 10.56 · Oct 7.72 · Nov 4.67 · Dec 3.11 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
Average temperature by monthJan 8.67 · Feb 10.22 · Mar 11.67 · Apr 13.22 · May 15.83 · Jun 18.39 · Jul 19.28 · Aug 19.56 · Sep 18.72 · Oct 15.89 · Nov 11.5 · Dec 8.61 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 105.9 · Feb 100.3 · Mar 76.45 · Apr 32 · May 20.32 · Jun 5.59 · Jul 0.254 · Aug 0.508 · Sep 1.78 · Oct 23.62 · Nov 50.04 · Dec 97.03 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading37 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean6.16 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites2 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation668.9 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature20.4 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature15.1 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature10.18 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Ventura ±3.1 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±3.4 °C, Reims (France) ±3.4 °C, Werl (Germany) ±3.9 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±4.4 °C, Vila Franca de Xira (Portugal) ±1.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 6,428 is not 7.6% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share7.55 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)9Official
Foreign residents6,428 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density1,446 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau10Official
Population22,773 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program21Official
Population covered by crime statistics21,728 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value692,600 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Owner-occupied homes74.27 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Labour force participation rate67.47 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Residents born abroad29.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents22.08 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Non-citizens, share of residents7.55 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Flu vaccination coverage65.54 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage7Official
Mammography screening coverage74.6 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate8Official
Residents without health insurance5.18 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher32.74 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Crime reporting agencies0 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available97.11 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers aged 16 and over10,543 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers mainly working from home11.69 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households using cellular data plans93.04 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official

Alternatives for people set on American Canyon

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

San Ramon as an American Canyon alternative in the same region

49 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Median gross pay, city: €7,711 San Ramon vs €3,703 American Canyon+108%
  • Residents: 86,209 San Ramon vs 22,773 American Canyon+279%
  • Nearest airport: 17.0 km San Ramon vs 5.0 km American Canyon+240%
  • Foreign residents: 13.5% San Ramon vs 7.6% American Canyon+79%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,199 San Ramon vs 1,566 American Canyon−23%
  • Unemployment: 5.2% San Ramon vs 5.6% American Canyon−8%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.6 µg/m³ San Ramon vs 6.0 µg/m³ American Canyon−7%

Plainfield as an American Canyon alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2911 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 1,566 American Canyon−53%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €3,703 American Canyon+30%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 22,773 American Canyon+120%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 5.6% American Canyon−32%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 5.0 km American Canyon+80%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 6.0 µg/m³ American Canyon+30%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 7.6% American Canyon−19%

Cities near American Canyon

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Vallejo 7.1 km away
Salary
3,911 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
Rodeo 15.1 km away
Rent
2,023 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,949 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Fairfield 20.0 km away
Salary
3,862 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Is American Canyon part of Napa?

American Canyon is in the published commuting zone of Napa; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Napa city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source20

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in American Canyon?

The unemployment rate is 5.57 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in American Canyon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.98 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is American Canyon?

Police recorded 1,566 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in American Canyon?

The published population is 22,773 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in American Canyon?

6,428 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is American Canyon a good place to live?

American Canyon may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is American Canyon part of Napa?

American Canyon is in the published commuting zone of Napa; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near American Canyon?

Napa, Vallejo, Benicia, Rodeo, Hercules are near American Canyon. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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