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Castle Hill is a small town of 1,026 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 20 miles from Vallejo, CA and 42 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,026people
$2.0MTypical home
$2,375/moRent
88° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,026
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,754 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to San Jose, CA
- 20 mi to Vallejo, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $2,375/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 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 44
- 44% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to CCR airport
- 14 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 223 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,040 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 583 bars within 25 mi
- 1,463 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 59 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 150 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.