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Orinda is a small city of 19,514 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 16 miles from Vallejo, CA and 45 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 $1.9M and rent runs about $4k a month.
19,514people
$1.9MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
75° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,514
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,518 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to San Jose, CA
- 16 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.9M (≈$12k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (874 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 38% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 85% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to CCR airport
- 12 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 633 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,558 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 604 bars within 25 mi
- 1,623 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 59 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 159 museums within 25 mi
- 58 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% 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
- 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