Davis
Davis is what happens when a university decides its host city is also its quad. UC Davis sets the rhythm: ten weeks on, a week off, summer evacuation, and a fall reset that resets the dating pool with it. The bike-lane density is real (the town built the country's first dedicated lanes in the 1960s), which means meet-cutes happen at four-way stops instead of bars. The Co-op crowd skews earnest, the ag-econ PhDs skew older, and Sudwerk does the heavy lifting on a Thursday. Tradeoff is honest: the dating pool churns on an academic calendar, and anyone past 28 feels the demographic cliff every September.
$26,970
$2,087
Davis by the numbers
Median individual income in Davis is about $27k.
The median renter in Davis pays about $2,090 a month.
On the ground
Local date spots
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Budget
Vibe
- DavisDrinks
G St Wunderbar
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - DavisDining
Morgan's On Main
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - DavisDrinks
University of Beer - Davis
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - DavisDining
The Mustard Seed
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - DavisDrinks
Sudwerk Brewing Co.
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - DavisDining
Osteria Fasulo
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - DavisDrinks
Root of Happiness Kava Bar | Davis
Good for groupsWheelchair access - DavisDining
Hikari Sushi & Omakase
Wheelchair access - DavisDrinks
Bull 'N Mouth
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - DavisDining
Mom’s Dumpling
Wheelchair access - DavisDrinks
Parkside Sports Bar & Grill
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - DavisDrinks
Shipwrecked Tiki Bar
Good for groupsWheelchair access - DavisDrinks
Great Bear Vineyards
Wheelchair access - DavisDrinks
Nashoba Wines
Wheelchair access - DavisDrinks
Wiki Bar
Good for groupsWheelchair access