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Martinez is a small city of 36,903 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 11 miles from Vallejo, CA and 51 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $860k and rent runs about $2k a month.
36,903people
$860kTypical home
$2,353/moRent
88° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,903
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,919 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to San Jose, CA
- 11 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $860k (≈$5,422/mo)
- Median rent $2,353/mo
- Median household income $127k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,128 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to CCR airport
- 20 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 144 ft
- Right on the coast
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,612 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 567 bars within 25 mi
- 1,273 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 56 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 147 museums within 25 mi
- 53 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% 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
- 3 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