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Bethel Island is a small town of 1,864 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 18 miles from Stockton, CA and 38 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $683k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,864people
$683kTypical home
$1,606/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,864
- Part of a metro area
- About 355 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 18 mi to Stockton, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $683k (≈$4,305/mo)
- Median rent $1,606/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 29.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 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 57
- 22% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to SCK airport
- 39 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation -16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 861 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 360 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of California districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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