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Alamo is a big small town of 14,488 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 22 miles from Vallejo, CA and 40 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
14,488people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
88° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
270Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,488
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,476 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to San Jose, CA
- 22 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (354 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,680 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 31% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 76% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to CCR airport
- 15 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 341 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,820 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 544 bars within 25 mi
- 1,388 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 57 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 140 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Contra Costa County: D+38 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk