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Moraga is a small city of 16,769 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 20 miles from Vallejo, CA and 42 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.7M and rent runs about $3k a month.
16,769people
$1.7MTypical home
$2,895/moRent
75° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,769
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,772 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to San Jose, CA
- 20 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.7M (≈$10k/mo)
- Median rent $2,895/mo
- Median household income $216k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (389 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 38% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 81% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to OAK airport
- 10 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,674 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 612 bars within 25 mi
- 1,675 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 60 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 160 museums within 25 mi
- 58 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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