City, Napa County
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Zip Code: 94599
After George Yount, first white settler in Napa Valley. Population 3,290.
Tourist-wine country burg. Many retirees and veterans. Hotels. Inns. Old winery converted into shops and restaurants. Summer swimming pool. Place to make connections for hot-air balloon rides. Annual Mustard Festival. Kind of town where you might see horses tied up in front of the saloon.and a few blocks away sit down to a gourmet dinner. A few of Yountville's restaurants are world famous. www.mccormacks.com
Nice place to visit and to linger but the small size restricts choice of housing. The state in 2007 tallied 1,194 residential units: 636 single homes, 172 single attached, 78 apartments, 308 mobile homes.
Zero homicides between 1995 and 2004. Overall crime rate low. www.mccormacks.com
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Schools
Children attend schools in Napa Valley Unified School District. One elementary, - school in town, high schools in Napa and St. Helena. Scores at Yountville Elementary are landing mostly in the 60th to 90th percentile but because of low enrollment (200 students) should be viewed with caution. A few students scoring high or low will skew the results. See Schools.
Median age of residents is 60. Children and teens under 18 make up 11 percent of residents. www.mccormacks.com
Yountville's demographics are distorted by the Veterans' Home, which takes care of about 1,200 elderly veterans, including about 150 women vets and 30 couples.
Museum. Fourth of July fireworks. Usual sports for kids. Nine-hole golf course. Farmers market. www.mccormacks.com
The Veterans Home has a performing arts center that seats 1,200. The center hosts cultural events and is home to the Napa Valley Symphony.
Chamber of commerce: (707) 944-0904.
