Solano County runs from the Suisun Marsh and the Delta flatlands near Rio Vista up into the Vaca Mountains, where Mount Vaca reaches 2,822 ft. Along the way you find Vallejo's Victorian historic district, hillside streets in Benicia, and newer two-story tracts in Fairfield, Vacaville and Suisun City. That mix of old staircases, sloped lots and later-20th-century two-story homes shapes what kind of stair lift a house needs.
We install across all 11 communities in the county, including Dixon, Hartley, Allendale, Green Valley and Elmira. This page walks through how local homes affect the choice between straight, curved, outdoor and platform lifts, and which agencies and programs can help with the cost.
Vallejo was founded in 1855 and saw a major building boom from about 1890 to 1915. Its historic district holds more than a dozen architectural styles, including two-story Italianate and Queen Anne Victorians, Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Four-Square homes.
Many of these houses still have their original staircases, which tend to be steep and narrow, with bedrooms and baths upstairs. A straight flight can usually take a straight rail stair lift. Stairs with a turn, a landing or a curve at the bottom need a curved rail built to that exact staircase, so we measure every step before quoting.
Most of the county's housing is later-20th-century, and post-1980 tract neighborhoods in Fairfield, Vacaville and Suisun City include many two-story homes. These often have a single straight flight, which is the simplest and quickest kind of stair lift to install.
Townhouses follow a similar pattern, with living space on one floor and bedrooms on another. If the staircase has a mid-flight landing that turns, plan on a curved lift instead of a straight one.
Sloped neighborhoods around Vallejo, Benicia and the Vaca foothills near Fairfield and Vacaville often mean split-level and multi-story homes. A split-level house can have more than one short flight inside, and some families start with the flight between the main floor and the bedrooms.
The climb to the front door matters too. Steps from a sloped driveway or yard can take an outdoor stair lift built for weather. For someone who uses a wheelchair, a platform lift may be the better fit for entry steps.
About 83,900 Solano County residents, 18.4% of the population, were age 65 or older in 2024. Around 62.9% of households own their homes, and most seniors own the multi-story homes they are aging in place in.
For many of these households, a stair lift is a way to keep using the upstairs bedroom instead of moving.
No single program here is listed as paying for stair lifts outright, so it helps to make a few calls. Medi-Cal programs like the HCBA Waiver and MSSP fund home modifications case by case for people who qualify for nursing-facility level of care.
Low-income homeowners can look at Rebuilding Together Solano County and, in specific areas, the Homeacres program or the City of Vallejo CDBG program. Veterans with qualifying service-connected disabilities can ask about VA housing grants through the Solano County Veterans Service Office at (707) 784-6590. Statewide options also include VA Benefits for Veterans (HISA + Prosthetics) and the FreedomTech Low-Interest Assistive Technology Loan.
A statewide Medi-Cal waiver for people who need nursing-facility level of care, with home modifications decided case by case and no published dollar cap; stair lifts are not specifically listed. A waiting list is in effect, but you can still apply by calling (916) 552-9105.
Care management for Medi-Cal eligible adults 65+ who qualify for nursing-facility care but can stay home, and it may fund minor home modifications through a care plan; whether stair lifts are covered is unknown. Call (707) 200-7116.
Offers information, referral, caregiver support, meals and fall-prevention programs for adults 60+ and disabled adults, but does not pay for or install stair lifts. Call (707) 784-8960.
A nonprofit that provides free assistive-technology, accessibility and benefits help for seniors and people with disabilities; whether it pays toward a stair lift is unknown. Call (707) 435-8174.
Free volunteer home repairs, including accessibility-barrier removal, for low-income Solano homeowners who are seniors, disabled or military; stair lifts are not specifically listed. Call (707) 580-9360.
Deferred low-interest loans up to $80,000 and emergency repair grants up to $15,000, including accessibility-barrier removal, for income-eligible owners in the Homeacres neighborhood of unincorporated Vallejo while funds last; stair lifts are not specifically listed. Call (707) 784-6765.
HUD-funded rehab loans and accessibility improvements for very low- and low-income households in the City of Vallejo, decided case by case; stair lifts are not specifically listed.
For FY2026, up to $126,526 for a permanent home or $50,961 for a temporary residence, for veterans with permanent, total service-connected disabilities such as loss of use of both legs; stair lifts are not specifically listed. Call (800) 827-1000.
For FY2026, up to $25,350 for a permanent home or $9,100 for a temporary residence, for veterans with qualifying disabilities such as blindness in both eyes or loss of use of both hands; stair lifts are not specifically listed. Call (800) 827-1000.
Older adults
601 Sacramento Street, Suite 1400, Vallejo, 94590
Veterans
675 Texas Street, Suite 4700, Fairfield, 94533
Often, yes. Original staircases in Vallejo's Italianate and Queen Anne homes tend to be steep and narrow, so we measure the width, the pitch and any turns before recommending a straight or custom curved rail.
Stair lifts are not specifically listed, but the HCBA Waiver and MSSP fund home modifications case by case for people who qualify for nursing-facility level of care. Call the HCBA Waiver at (916) 552-9105 or MSSP at (707) 200-7116.
MSSP requires age 65 or older, but the Napa/Solano Area Agency on Aging serves adults 60+ and disabled adults, and ILRSCC serves people with disabilities of any age. Rebuilding Together Solano County also helps low-income disabled homeowners.
Contact the Solano County Veterans Service Office at 675 Texas Street, Suite 4700, Fairfield, at (707) 784-6590. They can help with VA housing grants such as SAH and SHA, which you can also ask about at (800) 827-1000.
The AAA Serving Napa and Solano (PSA 28) is at 601 Sacramento Street, Suite 1400, Vallejo, and can be reached at (707) 644-6612. They provide information and referrals rather than paying for stair lifts.
Homes on sloped lots around Benicia, Vallejo and the Vaca foothills often have outdoor entry steps. An outdoor stair lift handles those steps for someone who can sit and transfer, and a platform lift suits a wheelchair user.
Tell us about the stairs in your home and we will explain which lift fits, what it costs and how installation works.
