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Alameda is a mid-size city of 77,238 people in Alameda County, California. It's about 25 miles from Vallejo, CA and 39 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $2k a month.
77,238people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,474/moRent
72° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 77,238
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,427 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to San Jose, CA
- 25 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,792/mo)
- Median rent $2,474/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,517 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to OAK airport
- 3 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,925 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 617 bars within 25 mi
- 1,773 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 60 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 175 museums within 25 mi
- 63 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alameda County: D+54 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk