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Hercules is a small city of 26,302 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 6 miles from Vallejo, CA and 45 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $769k and rent runs about $3k a month.
26,302people
$769kTypical home
$2,991/moRent
82° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,302
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,101 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 6 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $769k (≈$4,852/mo)
- Median rent $2,991/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (191 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (534 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CCR airport
- 21 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 0 ft
- Right on the coast
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,854 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 594 bars within 25 mi
- 1,347 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 62 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 151 museums within 25 mi
- 57 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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