Dixon

The City of Dixon is located in the northeastern corner of the county, the agricultural heart of Solano. Farming remains an economic mainstay in Dixon. The city's proximity to Sacramento has made it popular with home developers – just twenty miles southwest of Sacramento you will discover the friendly and growing community of Dixon.

Although over a century has passed, today you'll still find the same brand of community pride and generosity that characterized the city back in 1870 when it was named for a resident who donated ten acres for a townsite. Dixon is a charming and peaceful agricultural town offering residents the enjoyment of beautiful parklands. Along with neighboring Vacaville, it was awarded the Helen Putnam Award for Excellence in the Environmental Quality Category for open space preservation. Located on Highway 80 just 5 miles south of the University of Davis, Dixon offers access to the best opportunities and recreational activities of California living. Light industry remains the city's largest tax generator and more of the same is expected. From its earliest beginnings Dixon has been a commercial and transportation hub in California's Sacramento Valley. Today Dixon is a business-friendly city, and is located along Interstate 80 and the Transcontinental railway corridor. Dixon maintains its small town charm while providing easy access to the attractions of Sacramento and San Francisco, the Napa and Sonoma wine regions, the rugged Northern California Coast and Lake Tahoe. Located five miles away are the academic and cultural resources of the University of California at Davis, reasonable land prices and an affordable cost of living make Dixon a perfect place to live, work, and to locate a business.

Dixon combines a proud tradition of agricultural production reaching back to the 1860s with a contemporary vision as a thriving residential community and emerging business center. From its earliest beginnings this city has been the commercial and transportation hub of the fertile agricultural region of northern Solano County, in California's Sacramento Valley.

Reasonable land prices and an affordable cost of living make Dixon a perfect place to live, work, and locate a business.

Dixon embraces an old fashioned way of life. Imagine well kept neighborhoods and tree-lined streets. On a balmy summer night, a backyard barbecue or joining a friendly game of softball in one of Dixon's well-maintained parks is a common sight. It's a community where neighbors know each other and look out for one another. Dixon schools have a good reputation, and are a safe place for learning and growth.