Rich Block, Poor Block: How Do Neighborhoods In Napa Compare?

Drive through Napa and you might notice that some neighborhoods are more affluent than others. But just how wide is the disparity between different parts of town?

A new data-based website, Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks provides some answers to that question. The site uses U.S. census information compiled from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey to show median household income and monthly rents by census tract.

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The highest neighborhoods in Napa are the homes near Silverado Country Club and Napa Valley Country Club. They have annual incomes of $119,000 and $125,000, respectively.

Surrounding Westwood Hills Park, households make almost $47,000 annually.

Between Lincoln Avenue and Trancas Street, the household incomes range from $49,000 to $51,000.

The neighborhoods north of the fairgrounds report annual incomes of $92,000.

The range for median household income in California is $28,000 to $125,000 a year. The statewide middle-class income range is $53,264 to $68,300.

To see the data mapped out census tract by census tract, visit the Rich Block, Poor Blocks website.

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