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Ashland is a small city of 22,210 people in Alameda County, California. It's about 30 miles from Vallejo, CA and 32 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $776k and rent runs about $2k a month.
22,210people
$776kTypical home
$2,110/moRent
74° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,210
- Part of a metro area
- About 12,051 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to San Jose, CA
- 30 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $776k (≈$4,892/mo)
- Median rent $2,110/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (611 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,966 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to OAK airport
- 6 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 36 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 83 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,330 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 617 bars within 25 mi
- 1,954 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 66 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 180 museums within 25 mi
- 61 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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