Wilton is a small community situated a short drive away from Sacramento.

Moving to Wilton is a perfect variant for those, who are searching for a comfortable and quiet place located away from the noise and the dust of a large city. It is a suburb with the fresh air, the beautiful scenery and the calm and friendly atmosphere.

Wilton is the tight-knit community, where people know each other thoroughly. But that’s an advantage, since it facilitates the safety. According to statistics, the crime rate is minimal there. So, you can safely move there with kids.

Naturally, many Wilton residents are involved in farming. There are dozens of ranches and farms, specializing in producing varied crops and breeding animals. But, since Wilton is situated close to other bigger cities, including Elk Grove and Sacramento, there is a wide selection of job options, you can easily keep working outside the town. For example, the distance from Wilton to Sacramento is about 30 km, and it will take you about 30 minutes to cover it by car.

Still, one should take into account that to feel comfortably living in Wilton, one needs a car, since the local infrastructure is not so well-developed. There are a few shops and facilities for pets and farm animals, but most locals prefer to drive to bigger cities to do shopping and deal with other routine issues.

• Wilton is the census-designated place in Sacramento County.
• The total area of Wilton is about 75 sq km.
• As of 2010, the population of this community was 5,363 people.
• The zip-code of the suburb ― 95693.

Although Wilton is a small town, the local life can hardly be called boring. There are a lot of facilities that enjoy popularity among both locals and guests from neighboring towns and cities:

• Fog Willow Farms. Many US citizens make a trip to a farm every year before Halloween in order to join celebrations and to choose pumpkins. But a visit to the local Pumpkin Farm is a completely different experience, since this place is transformed into a real entertaining center for the entire October. Little visitors can have fun climbing the giant haystack, see and feed more than 50 farm animals, take tours by creative trains, ride a pony and enjoy lots of other exciting activities. Sure, the farm also offers souvenirs and delicious bites, including classic caramel apples. There is also the Science Farm, where kids of different age (including pre-school) can explore physics, chemistry, biology and more by watching the life of animals and taking part in fascinating and entertaining experiments. Such lessons will definitely encourage them to pay more attention to studying and to broaden the outlook.
• English Rose Farm. It has been operating in the community for more than 15 years and has established the reputation as the facility with the top-quality service and high safety standards. Besides traditional riding lessons, it offers special training programs for those, who take horse breeding seriously and plan to engage their lives with it. For example, you can take equine first aid lessons there. By the way, if you own or plan to buy a horse, you can use their boarding services.
• Hawthorn Ranch. That’s another popular horse riding spot in Wilton, which provides personal and group classes for jockeys with different experience. This ranch boasts an extensive territory covering 20 acres. There are varied riding arenas, including the ones equipped for jumping and other tricks. And if you do not have the opportunity to enjoy riding during the daytime, you can use a special illuminated arena.
• The Alta Mesa Gun Club. This is the non-profit family organization that conducts regular shoots that are open to the public and promotes shooting sports, including trap shooting. It is the place, where locals come to spend some time together with friends and families and to match aiming accuracy with each other. It is truly crowded on weekends and holidays.
• Brave Horse Winery. Winemaking is one of the key industries in California, so, if you live in this sunny state, to taste at least a couple of local wines is a must.
• The clothing-optional resort Laguna Del Sol. There are four different pools, a fitness center, tennis courts, volleyball courts, shuffleboard areas, pool tables, a ping pong table and other amenities for playing sports, exercising and just relaxing. There is even a dog park.

Certainly, in Wilton, there are also other farms and ranches that offer varied training and entertaining options.

Since Wilton is a rural place, most local facilities are connected with farming and breeding animals. So, the diversity of activities is limited. But, if you prefer to spend free time in a different way, you can always take a drive to Elk Grove, Sacramento or other city located nearby. There are so many varied attractions in the Sacramento Area.

• Elk Grove is located to the west of Wilton;
• Vineyard is situated to the northwest of Wilton;
• Rancho Cordova lies to the north of Wilton;
• Rancho Murieta is situated to the northeast of Wilton;
• Herald is located to the south of Wilton.

The key transportation means in Wilton is personal cars. There are no railway or bus stations in the town.

There are two highways lying near Wilton: State Route 99 and State Route 16.