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North Gate is a tiny town of 806 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 20 miles from Vallejo, CA and 43 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.7M and rent runs about $2k a month.
806people
$1.7MTypical home
$2,375/moRent
89° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 806
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,097 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to San Jose, CA
- 20 mi to Vallejo, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.7M (≈$11k/mo)
- Median rent $2,375/mo
- Median household income $209k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (354 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,680 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 38% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 28% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to CCR airport
- 18 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 243 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,065 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 424 bars within 25 mi
- 1,134 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 47 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 128 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.