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Danville is a small city of 43,401 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 26 miles from Vallejo, CA and 37 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 $1.7M and rent runs about $4k a month.
43,401people
$1.7MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
88° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
308Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 43,401
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,401 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to San Jose, CA
- 26 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.7M (≈$11k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $232k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (482 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 39% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CCR airport
- 15 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 486 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,318 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 447 bars within 25 mi
- 1,235 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 51 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 120 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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