The Definitive Guide  •  Winters, California  •  Wine Country Gateway • Lake Berryessa • Small Town Roots

ZIP Code
95694

Winters, California — Where 68% of the People Who Choose It Never Leave

The ZIP code that surprises buyers most when they first encounter it. A thriving Main Street. A wine country corridor to the west. Lake Berryessa thirty minutes out. Agricultural land that still looks like California used to look. And a 68% five-year residential stability rate that says something no marketing language can: the people who choose Winters stay.

68%
5-Year Residential Stability
997:1
Safety Ratio
30 min
To Lake Berryessa
$598K
Median Home Value
68%
Residential Stability
5-year retention rate
997:1
Safety Ratio
Small town, low crime
~$110K
Median Income
Strong owner base
30 min
To Lake Berryessa
Napa County border
$2,460
Avg Monthly Owner Cost
With mortgage
Your Local Authority
Michelle
Edgington
Homestead 360
95694 Specialist
Rural Due Diligence
Yolo County Authority
32 Years • 1,152+ Families
“Winters is the ZIP code I use to close the conversation with buyers who think California real estate has left them behind. The stability number tells you everything you need to know about the kind of community this is. The people who choose it stay. That is not a marketing claim. That is thirty-two years of watching a community behave.”
Michelle Edgington has guided more than 1,152 Yolo County families over 32 years. She conducts full rural property due diligence reviews for Winters buyers — including well, septic, Williamson Act easement review, and agricultural zoning assessment. Associate Broker, DRE# 01179699, Nick Sadek Sotheby’s International Realty, 435 College St, Woodland CA.
01   The Stability Signal

68% of Winters Residents
Have Been Here Five Years
or More. Here Is Why.

The Winters Stability Signal
68%
“68% five-year residential stability means that when you buy in Winters, you are buying into a community where two out of three of your neighbors chose to stay for at least five years. That is the number that tells you what Winters actually is before you ever walk Main Street or drive out toward the Capay Valley.”
01
Main Street & Community Life
  • Thriving downtown Main Street with local restaurants, shops, and services
  • Strong community event calendar anchoring seasonal life
  • Putah Creek waterway and parkway running through town
  • Winters Community Center and city parks system
  • Friendly small-town scale — population under 8,000
02
Wine Country & Outdoor Access
  • Gateway to Capay Valley wine country — 15 minutes west on Highway 128
  • Berryessa Gap Winery and Cache Creek Canyon access
  • Lake Berryessa 30 minutes west — boating, fishing, recreation
  • Napa County border nearby; wine country day trips easy
  • Putah Creek Trail system for cycling and hiking
03
Agricultural Character
  • Surrounded by active Yolo County farmland — almonds, walnuts, wine grapes
  • Capay Organic Farms roadside stands and CSA access
  • Agricultural calendar marks the seasons of community life
  • Rural residential and agricultural properties available at all price ranges
  • Williamson Act-enrolled land creates protected open space buffers

What Rural Buyers in 95694
Need to Know Before
Making an Offer.

Rural and semi-rural properties in ZIP code 95694 carry specific due diligence requirements that urban Woodland and Davis properties do not. Michelle conducts a full review before any offer is written.

Michelle’s Rural Due Diligence Review
“A well-and-septic property in Winters is a different transaction than a city-water property in Woodland. I review the well depth, the septic age and condition report, the Williamson Act enrollment status, the agricultural easement layers, and the zoning classification for every rural property I represent in 95694. Buyers who come to me without that checklist in hand are the buyers who get surprised at inspection. My buyers are not those buyers.”
01
Well & Septic Review
  • Private well depth, flow rate, and water quality testing
  • Septic system age, capacity, and most recent inspection
  • Proximity to neighboring wells and agricultural wells
  • Yolo County Environmental Health permit history
02
Williamson Act & Easements
  • Agricultural preservation contract enrollment status
  • 10-year non-renewal notice history review
  • Conservation easements and deed restrictions
  • Yolo County agricultural zoning classification
03   Market Data

What Winters Costs.
What Winters Offers.

Median Home Value
~$598,000
Below Davis and El Macero; strong long-term trajectory
5-Year Stability Rate
68%
Among the highest community retention in Yolo County
Safety Ratio
997:1
Small town, low registered offender count
Avg Monthly Owner Cost
$2,460
With mortgage; below Davis and East Woodland
Michelle’s Take on Winters
“Winters closes the Yolo County story for me. Every buyer who has decided that California is too expensive, too crowded, too far from the land — I bring them to Winters and I watch their whole posture change. The stability number is not a statistic. It is a community telling you who it is.”

Winters Buyers Need a Guide
Who Has Worked This Land
for Three Decades.

Ready to Discover Winters?

The ZIP Code Where
68% of People Who
Choose It Stay.

The stability data, the wine country access, the rural due diligence process, and what it actually feels like to own in a community this rooted. That conversation starts here.

Email Michelle Directly Call 530.681.2481
DRE# 01179699 •  Nick Sadek Sotheby’s International Realty •  Associate Broker •  CA B&P §10140.6  •  CCR §2773 Compliant