Areas · Napa County
Yountville Real Estate
Three Michelin stars in a town of three thousand
A town of a square mile and a half with the densest concentration of serious restaurants in the country and a permanent population under 3,000. Yountville is the most walkable place in the Napa Valley and the easiest to own as a second home — you can leave the car parked. The appellation around it is one of the coolest inside Napa Valley, a Region II climate where marine air from San Pablo Bay reaches reliably and lingers.
What the property looks like
In-town cottages, luxury condominiums and townhome developments — unusual in Napa and the reason Yountville works as a lock-and-leave. Outside the town limits, valley-floor vineyard parcels and the Stags Leap District estates on the eastern side under the palisades.
Typical range
$1.3M – $20M+
A wide orienting band across different property types — not a median. Ask for comparable sales on a specific type.
Living in Yountville
- ·The French Laundry, Bouchon, Ad Hoc, RO, and Bistro Jeanty within a few blocks — no comparable concentration exists anywhere else in American wine country
- ·Stags Leap District — about 2,700 acres, one of Napa’s smallest appellations, where the palisades radiate afternoon heat and the southern gap pulls cool bay air through
- ·Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, Ma(i)sonry, and a public art walk through town
- ·The Napa Valley Vine Trail runs through town; balloon launches at dawn; Yountville Cross Road is the valley’s flattest cycling route
- ·The Veterans Home of California anchors the town’s civic identity; schools are in Napa or St. Helena
- ·Vintage House, North Block, and the Estate spa complex — a resort infrastructure at a scale the town’s size does not suggest
Who it suits: Second-home buyers who want to walk to dinner, and Stags Leap buyers who want an estate with a specific, small appellation on the label.
Communities in Yountville
Yountville
1.5 square miles, under 3,000 residents, and the highest restaurant density in American wine country
Stags Leap District
Under the palisades — rock that re-radiates afternoon heat over gravelly river-channel soil, giving soft tannin with structure
Yountville Cross Road
The flat connector between Highway 29 and the Silverado Trail — the valley’s easiest ride and its cleanest cross-section
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Yountville like to live in?
A town of a square mile and a half with the densest concentration of serious restaurants in the country and a permanent population under 3,000. Yountville is the most walkable place in the Napa Valley and the easiest to own as a second home — you can leave the car parked. The appellation around it is one of the coolest inside Napa Valley, a Region II climate where marine air from San Pablo Bay reaches reliably and lingers. Second-home buyers who want to walk to dinner, and Stags Leap buyers who want an estate with a specific, small appellation on the label.
What do homes cost in Yountville?
Property in Yountville generally runs $1.3M – $20M+. That is a wide orienting band across very different property types, not a median — in-town cottages, luxury condominiums and townhome developments — unusual in Napa and the reason Yountville works as a lock-and-leave. Outside the town limits, valley-floor vineyard parcels and the Stags Leap District estates on the eastern side under the palisades. Ask me for current comparable sales on a specific property type and I will pull them.
What kind of properties are in Yountville?
In-town cottages, luxury condominiums and townhome developments — unusual in Napa and the reason Yountville works as a lock-and-leave. Outside the town limits, valley-floor vineyard parcels and the Stags Leap District estates on the eastern side under the palisades.
Elsewhere in Napa County
Calistoga · St. Helena · Rutherford & Oakville · Napa & Coombsville · Carneros · Howell Mountain & Angwin · Mt. Veeder & Spring Mountain · Atlas Peak & Soda Canyon · Chiles & Pope Valleys · American Canyon
Napa County appellations
Atlas Peak · Calistoga · Chiles Valley · Coombsville · Crystal Springs of Napa Valley · Diamond Mountain District · Howell Mountain · Mt. Veeder · Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley · Oakville · Rutherford · Spring Mountain District · St. Helena · Stags Leap District · Wild Horse Valley · Yountville
Looking in Yountville?
Tell me what you are trying to do and I will tell you whether this is the right area for it — including when it is not.