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Albany is a small city of 19,414 people in Alameda County, California. It's about 15 miles from Vallejo, CA and 41 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $2k a month.
19,414people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,445/moRent
73° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,414
- Part of a metro area
- About 10,846 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 15 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,581/mo)
- Median rent $2,445/mo
- Median household income $144k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°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
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (222 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,419 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 77% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to OAK airport
- 13 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation -10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 125 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,385 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 616 bars within 25 mi
- 1,554 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 60 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 156 museums within 25 mi
- 54 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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