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Brentwood is a mid-size city of 65,208 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 23 miles from Stockton, CA and 44 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $837k and rent runs about $3k a month.
65,208people
$837kTypical home
$2,758/moRent
91° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 65,208
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,387 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to San Jose, CA
- 23 mi to Stockton, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $837k (≈$5,276/mo)
- Median rent $2,758/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,567 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 44% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to CCR airport
- 31 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 89 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 60 bars within 25 mi
- 473 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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