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Kensington is a big small town of 5,179 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 14 miles from Vallejo, CA and 43 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.5M and rent runs about $4k a month.
5,179people
$1.5MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
73° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,179
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,372 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 14 mi to Vallejo, CA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.5M (≈$9,705/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $237k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 67 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
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,279 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 80% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to OAK airport
- 13 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 243 ft
- Right on the coast
- 121 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,459 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 620 bars within 25 mi
- 1,578 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 60 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 159 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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