Dixon, CA Real Estate & Homes for Sale
By Matthew Martinez, Founder, CEO & Managing Broker, Diamond Real Estate Group. California DRE #01869679.
Dixon is an incorporated city of 21,116 people (U.S. Census Bureau estimate, July 2025) on Interstate 80 in northern Solano County, between Vacaville and Davis. Redfin put the August 2026 median sale price for its ZIP code, 95620, at $612,235. Homes in the newer subdivisions, in community facilities districts such as Valley Glen, Parklane and Homestead, pay special taxes on top of the regular property tax.
The city has grown by about 11% since the 2020 Census. The Campus/Dixon 257, approved in 2025, allows up to 1,041 more homes and a larger plan is in review, so what is planned near a house matters as much as the house itself.
- County
- Solano County
- Government
- Incorporated city
- Population
- 21,116 (July 2025 estimate, Census)
- Land area
- 7.10 sq mi (2020 Census)
- Median sale price
- $612,235, ZIP 95620 (Aug 2026, Redfin)
- ZIP code
- 95620
- Water
- California Water Service or City of Dixon, by address
- Hotel and short-stay tax
- 9% of rent
Dixon homes for sale
The MLS listings below cover Dixon and ZIP 95620. To compare them with homes up the freeway in Vacaville or with rural parcels outside city limits, use our Solano County property search and filter by lot size, year built or price.
What do homes in Dixon sell for?
$612,235
ZIP 95620, August 2026, Redfin
34
August 2026, Redfin (43 a year earlier)
$346
Three months to August 2026, Redfin
Dixon prices sit slightly above the county’s. Redfin’s August 2026 median for ZIP 95620 was $612,235, up 3.4% from a year earlier, while the California Association of REALTORS® reported a Solano County median of $580,000 for September 2026, down 4.6% (Redfin; C.A.R.). Homes went under contract faster than in 2025, but bidding cooled: 28.8% sold above list, 18 points fewer than a year before, and about a third of listings cut their price first.
| Measure | Figure | Period and source |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price, ZIP 95620 | $612,235 (up 3.4% year over year) | August 2026, Redfin |
| Homes sold | 82 (68 a year earlier) | August 2026, Redfin |
| Median days on market | 34 (43 a year earlier) | August 2026, Redfin |
| Sale-to-list ratio | 99.5% | August 2026, Redfin |
| Sold above list / price cut first | 28.8% / 34.3% | August 2026, Redfin |
| Median value of owner-occupied homes | $604,800 | 2020–2024, Census American Community Survey |
| Solano County median, for comparison | $580,000 (down 4.6%) | September 2026, C.A.R. |
A sale-to-list ratio is the sale price divided by the last asking price, so 99.5% means the typical home sold about half a percent under asking. With fewer than a hundred sales a month, the ZIP median moves with the mix of what closes: a month heavy with new construction reads differently from one heavy with older resales. The Census figure is what owners estimated in 2020–2024 surveys, not a sale price.
New homes and the citywide services tax
Dixon finances infrastructure and services for new subdivisions through community facilities districts (CFDs, often called Mello-Roos districts). The city forms them before the homes are built, and owners pay an annual special tax on the property tax bill, either to repay infrastructure bonds or to fund ongoing services. The one every new-home buyer should know is CFD 2024-1, the citywide services district. The City of Dixon says its base-year levy for 2024/25 was $770 a year per single-family home and $600 per multifamily unit, and that it “will grow at a rate of 4% per year in perpetuity.” It pays for police, fire, parks, streets, landscaping, lighting and drainage serving new development (City of Dixon Finance).
A 4% annual increase compounds. If the levy follows the schedule the city describes, it looks like this (our arithmetic from the city’s base figure; the tax bill shows the actual amount):
| Fiscal year | Single-family levy at 4% a year |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 (base year) | $770.00 |
| 2026/27 | $832.83 |
| 2029/30 | $936.82 |
| 2034/35 | $1,139.79 |
The older districts financed infrastructure with bonds, and they appear on the bill separately. The city lists Valley Glen (CFD 2003-1), Parklane (CFD 2013-1, $18.675 million in bonds), Valley Glen 2 (CFD 2015-1, $14.685 million) and Homestead (CFD 2019-1, whose two improvement areas had issued $19.495 million and $22.25 million as of June 30, 2026, with more bonds expected). The city page gives bond totals, not per-home rates, so ask for the district’s rate sheet.
On any Dixon home in a CFD (the oldest district the city lists dates from 2003), get the seller’s Mello-Roos disclosure notice (California Civil Code §1102.6b requires a good-faith effort to provide it) and the current property tax bill before you remove contingencies. Budget for the special taxes in the same line as the mortgage payment.
How fast is Dixon growing, and what is planned?
Dixon went from 18,988 residents at the April 2020 Census to an estimated 21,116 in July 2025 (Census QuickFacts). For decades a voter-approved cap limited new construction: Measure B, passed in 1986 and reaffirmed in 1996, limited residential growth to 3% of the housing stock a year. After the state housing department found it out of step with the Housing Crisis Act in December 2022, the City Council suspended it on March 21, 2023 (Resolution 23-059), for the term of the 2023–2031 Housing Element (City of Dixon).
| Project | Where | What is proposed | Status (October 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Campus/Dixon 257 | 257 acres west of Pedrick Road, south of I-80 | Up to 1,041 homes; up to 660,000 sq ft for the Dixon Opportunity Center and an R&D/technology center; a 2-acre commercial site | EIR certified March 18, 2025; ordinances effective May 1, 2025 (city page) |
| Harvest at Dixon | About 999 acres southeast of Dixon | 583 acres of mostly low- and medium-density housing, 41 acres of mixed use, a proposed elementary school, about 98 acres of parks and open space | Draft EIR tentatively early 2027; city hearings mid to late 2027, then LAFCo (city page) |
| Lombardo Ranch (Brookfield Homes) | Proposed for annexation | 795 lots on 131.6 acres, a 2-acre commercial site, two parks | Studied in the same EIR as Harvest |
The city expects Harvest to build out over roughly 20 to 30 years after approval. If you are buying near either project site, read the draft environmental report when it comes out; it is where the expected traffic, drainage and public-service effects will be set out.
Farm country and the Dixon May Fair
Beyond the city limit, the land around Dixon is unincorporated county territory, where Solano County zoning, well and septic permits apply. The county has stopped accepting new Williamson Act agricultural preserves, though existing contracts, which run at least 10 years, stay in force and are checked parcel by parcel in the county’s GIS viewer. It also lists a Northeast Dixon Agricultural Services Area among its special planning projects (Solano County Planning Services). The city’s economic development office, for its part, courts manufacturing, logistics, ag-tech and food-processing employers.
The Dixon May Fair goes back to the 1870s. A history by Ardeth Riedel, a former president of the fair board, dates the Dixon May Fair to a community May Day celebration in 1876. The Dixon Driving Park Association bought 20 acres in 1885, the celebration moved there in 1886, Dixon became the 36th District Fair Association in 1936, and today’s fair runs four days and always ends on Mother’s Day (Daily Republic).
For a rural parcel near Dixon, the due diligence looks more like a purchase in the unincorporated community of Elmira than one inside the city: a well log and flow test, the county septic permit history, and the Williamson Act status.
Water, flood and heat checks in Dixon
Dixon has two water providers, California Water Service and the City of Dixon, and the city’s service-area map decides which one serves a given address. The city’s wells will need treatment to meet California’s new hexavalent chromium limit of 10 parts per billion by October 1, 2027, and the city has posted a compliance plan and a 2024 water rate study (City of Dixon Utilities). If the home is on city water, ask how the treatment cost is expected to show up in rates.
- Flood: the city points buyers to FEMA flood map 06095C0200F, revised August 2, 2012 (City of Dixon). Check the exact parcel on that panel, and ask your lender early whether it will require flood insurance.
- Modelled risk: First Street, whose estimates appear on Redfin, rates 56% of ZIP 95620 properties as likely to be severely affected by flooding over 30 years. That is a private model, not FEMA’s map, but it is a reason to ask about drainage and past water in the crawlspace or garage.
- Heat: the same model counts about 7 days a year above 103°F now, rising to 15 within 30 years. Look at the age of the air-conditioning system, the insulation and any solar contract during inspections.
Rental, tax and transfer rules in Dixon
- Short stays: Dixon charges a transient occupancy tax of 9% of rent on stays of 30 consecutive days or less (Municipal Code §4.06.030). The tax rate is set; whether a whole-home short-term rental is allowed in a given zone is a separate question for the city’s Community Development department, so confirm it before counting on that income.
- Long-term rentals: Dixon has no local rent-control or just-cause ordinance in its code. California’s AB 1482 rent cap still applies to covered units, though homes with a certificate of occupancy issued within the past 15 years are exempt, which can include houses in Dixon’s newer subdivisions.
- Transfer tax: Dixon’s city transfer tax is the half-rate share credited against the county’s, so the total stays at Solano County’s $1.10 per $1,000. On a $612,235 sale that comes to $673.75, which the seller customarily pays in Solano County.
Our Solano County real estate guide compares these rules across the county’s seven cities, and our investor services page covers rental purchases.
Getting around from Dixon
Interstate 80 is Dixon’s main road, with four interchanges and, by the city’s count, 128,000 vehicles a day. The city describes Davis as ten minutes away, Sacramento and Sacramento International Airport as about 30 minutes, and the Bay Area as “a little more than an hour” (City of Dixon Economic Development). Census data put the average commute for working residents at 26.7 minutes.
Capitol Corridor trains don’t stop in Dixon; the nearest stations are Davis and Fairfield-Vacaville Hannigan. Inside the city, Readi-Ride is a curb-to-curb dial-a-ride bus that runs weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a one-hour midday break; book it at (707) 678-5020, ideally a business day ahead (Dixon Readi-Ride).
Schools and daily life
Public schools are run by the Dixon Unified School District: Anderson, Gretchen Higgins and Tremont elementary schools, John Knight Middle School, Dixon High School and Maine Prairie High School. Ask the district which schools serve a specific address, especially in new subdivisions; the Harvest at Dixon plan proposes a new elementary campus. Davis and Vacaville are the nearest larger cities.
Dixon compared with nearby areas
| Area | Government | One verified difference |
|---|---|---|
| Dixon | Incorporated city | Citywide services CFD at $770 a year in 2024/25, rising 4% a year; TOT 9% |
| Vacaville | Incorporated city | About five times Dixon’s population (103,850); August 2026 median $609,597 (Redfin); TOT 8% |
| Elmira | Unincorporated, Solano County | County rules, private wells and septic; county TOT 5% |
| Fairfield | Incorporated city | Two Capitol Corridor stations serve the area; TOT 12% since January 2025 |
| Davis | Incorporated city, Yolo County | Capitol Corridor station; Yolo County median $634,500 (September 2026, C.A.R.) |
How Diamond Real Estate Group helps Dixon buyers
In Dixon, the numbers that surprise buyers are usually on the tax bill and the planning map, not in the listing. Before you write an offer, we pull the special-tax lines and the Mello-Roos notice, check which water provider serves the address, look the parcel up on the FEMA panel, and read the city’s project pages for anything planned nearby. On rural parcels outside city limits, we add the county well, septic and Williamson Act checks.
- Agents and brokerages working in Dixon: our disclosed guide, with license links.
- Financing options, including how lenders count special taxes in your payment.
- Already own in Dixon? Start with a home valuation or our selling process.
For how we work with buyers anywhere in the region, see buying with Diamond Real Estate Group.
Selling a home in Dixon
For a house inside Dixon’s city limit, the City of Dixon is the permit and planning authority. Farm parcels outside the limit fall under Solano County, where Environmental Health holds septic permits and Planning Services handles zoning, so confirm which side of the line you are on.
Transfer tax
A Dixon sale owes the Solano County documentary transfer tax of $1.10 per $1,000 and no extra city tax, according to Old Republic Title’s county chart. On a $612,000 house that is about $673. The chart lists the seller as the customary payer, a point buyers can still negotiate. Read more in our California transfer tax guide.
Community facilities district notices
If your home is in one of Dixon’s community facilities districts, Civil Code 1102.6b requires a good-faith effort to obtain each district’s notice before closing. Where the notice comes from a private source, it must show this year’s tax, the maximum, the allowed annual increase and the end date. Give buyers the current bill as well, since a district tax that rises every year is the first number they recalculate.
Farmland, flood and fire on the hazard report
The expert natural hazard report checks whether the property is within one mile of designated farmland and prints a notice if it is, which matters for homes that back onto fields. It also reports flood and fire hazard zones; a High or Very High fire zone triggers California’s defensible-space disclosure.
Seller requirements under state law
- A smoke alarm statement delivered before title transfers.
- A braced water heater, certified in writing.
- A statement on any remaining noncompliant plumbing fixtures.
- For a rural parcel, the septic permit records from county Environmental Health (707-784-1636).
What Dixon buyers ask about
Buyers here often want the water bill showing which utility serves the address, the FEMA panel for the parcel, and the special-tax lines. On land outside town they ask for the well log, a flow test and the septic history.
Our Solano County selling guide covers the county-wide steps, and our seller services explain how we list a Dixon home.
Sources for this section: Old Republic Title: A Guide to Bay Area Counties, Closing Costs (January 2024); California Public Law: Civil Code section 1102.6b; California Public Law: Civil Code section 1103.4; Solano County Environmental Health: Onsite Sewage Disposal Program; California Public Law: Health and Safety Code section 13113.8; California Public Law: Health and Safety Code section 19211; California Public Law: Civil Code section 1101.4.
Dixon real estate FAQs
What is the population of Dixon, California?
The U.S. Census Bureau estimated 21,116 residents on July 1, 2025, up from 18,988 at the April 2020 Census. The city covers 7.10 square miles of land, which makes it the smaller, more compact neighbour of Vacaville (103,850 residents).
Is Dixon part of the Bay Area?
By the regional planners’ definition, yes: the Metropolitan Transportation Commission lists Solano among the nine Bay Area counties (MTC). In travel time it sits closer to Sacramento than to the bay: the city describes Davis as ten minutes away and Sacramento as 30, against “a little more than an hour” to the Bay Area.
What should I weigh before buying a home in Dixon?
Start with four Dixon-specific items: the special taxes on the bill (CFD 2024-1 and any bond district), which water provider serves the address, where the parcel sits on FEMA panel 06095C0200F, and what The Campus or Harvest at Dixon will put nearby. Then compare the monthly cost, taxes included, with a similar home in Vacaville or Davis.
How much do homes cost in Dixon?
Redfin’s median sale price for ZIP 95620 was $612,235 in August 2026, or $346 per square foot over the three months to August. That compares with a Solano County median of $580,000 in September 2026 (C.A.R.). Compare the full monthly payment, special taxes included, not only the price.
How much is the Mello-Roos or services tax on a new Dixon home?
The citywide services district, CFD 2024-1, started at $770 a year per single-family home in 2024/25 and grows 4% a year with no end date, which works out to about $833 in 2026/27 by our arithmetic. Homes in Valley Glen, Parklane, Valley Glen 2 or Homestead can also carry a bond special tax. The current tax bill and the seller’s Mello-Roos notice show the actual amounts.
Who provides water in Dixon?
Either California Water Service or the City of Dixon, depending on the address; the city’s water service-area map shows which. City customers should expect treatment work for the state’s hexavalent chromium limit, which the city must meet by October 1, 2027.
Is Dixon in a flood zone?
It depends on the parcel. The city refers buyers to FEMA flood map 06095C0200F, revised August 2, 2012; ask your lender early whether it will require flood insurance. First Street’s private model, shown on Redfin, rates more than half of ZIP 95620 properties at risk of severe flooding over 30 years, so ask about drainage even outside the mapped zone.
What is the Dixon May Fair?
It is Dixon’s annual fair, which grew out of an 1876 May Day celebration and moved to the Dixon Driving Park Association’s 20 acres in 1886. Dixon became the 36th District Fair Association in 1936, and the fair now runs four days, always ending on Mother’s Day.
Does Dixon have a train station?
No Capitol Corridor trains stop in Dixon. Riders use the Davis station or Fairfield-Vacaville Hannigan, both a drive away on I-80.
Which school district serves Dixon?
The Dixon Unified School District, which runs three elementary schools, John Knight Middle School, Dixon High School and Maine Prairie High School. Confirm the assigned schools for an address with the district.
Can I rent a Dixon home to short-term guests?
Dixon taxes stays of 30 days or less at 9% of rent, so a short-term rental owes that tax. Whether zoning allows a whole-home rental at a particular address is a separate question; ask Community Development before you buy on the strength of that income.
What new neighborhoods are planned in Dixon?
The Campus/Dixon 257, south of I-80 and west of Pedrick Road, was approved in 2025 for up to 1,041 homes. Harvest at Dixon (about 999 acres to the southeast) and Lombardo Ranch (795 lots) are still in environmental review, with a draft report expected in early 2027.
How hot does Dixon get?
First Street, whose climate model Redfin publishes, rates heat risk in ZIP 95620 as severe and estimates about 7 days a year above 103°F now and 15 within 30 years, which is why cooling equipment and insulation deserve a close look at inspection.
Sources & notes
- U.S. Census Bureau: QuickFacts, Dixon city (V2025 estimates; ACS 2020–2024)
- Redfin: 95620 housing market (August 2026, with First Street risk estimates) and C.A.R.: September 2026 sales and price report
- City of Dixon: community facilities districts, Measure B, The Campus/Dixon 257, Harvest at Dixon, water, flood zone information, Readi-Ride and economic development (all read October 2026)
- Dixon Municipal Code ch. 4.06 (transient occupancy tax) and ch. 4.05 (transfer tax); Solano County Code ch. 11 (documentary transfer tax)
- California Civil Code §1102.6b and §1947.12 (AB 1482); Old Republic Title: Bay Area closing-cost customs (January 2024)
- Solano County: Williamson Act contracts, Capitol Corridor stations, MTC: What Is MTC?, Dixon Unified School District and the Daily Republic: Dixon May Fair history
Figures carry their dates where they appear, and we refresh market numbers every quarter. This is general information, not legal, tax or insurance advice; confirm the rules for a specific property with the agency named. Last reviewed October 2026 by Matthew Martinez.
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