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Bay Point is a small city of 24,231 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 17 miles from Vallejo, CA and 46 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $525k and rent runs about $2k a month.
24,231people
$525kTypical home
$2,063/moRent
88° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,231
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,771 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 17 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $525k (≈$3,311/mo)
- Median rent $2,063/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 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 33
- 47% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to CCR airport
- 26 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 49 ft
- Right on the coast
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 201 bars within 25 mi
- 811 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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