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El Sobrante is a small city of 16,294 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 9 miles from Vallejo, CA and 43 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $759k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,294people
$759kTypical home
$2,216/moRent
74° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,294
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,263 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 9 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $759k (≈$4,785/mo)
- Median rent $2,216/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day 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 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CCR airport
- 18 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 131 ft
- Right on the coast
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,986 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 610 bars within 25 mi
- 1,396 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 62 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 155 museums within 25 mi
- 57 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 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