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Emeryville is a big small town of 13,081 people in Alameda County, California. It's about 19 miles from Vallejo, CA and 41 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $605k and rent runs about $3k a month.
13,081people
$605kTypical home
$2,936/moRent
73° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,081
- Part of a metro area
- About 10,276 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 19 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $605k (≈$3,814/mo)
- Median rent $2,936/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (749 per 100k)
- High property crime (8,632 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 10% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to OAK airport
- 9 mi to OAK (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 14% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,586 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 618 bars within 25 mi
- 1,626 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 62 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 159 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alameda County: D+54 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk