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Living in Pinole, CA

Pinole is a small city of 18,761 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 8 miles from Vallejo, CA and 43 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $719k and rent runs about $3k a month.

18,761people
$719kTypical home
$2,700/moRent
75° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
58Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small city of 18,761
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 3,676 people per sq mi
  • 43 mi to San Francisco, CA
  • 8 mi to Vallejo, CA
  • Has its own stores and services

Money

  • Typical home $719k (≈$4,531/mo)
  • Median rent $2,700/mo
  • Median household income $128k
  • Property tax about 0.8% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 75°F
  • Winter highs around 58°F
  • Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
  • 299 sunny days a year (191 totally clear)
  • 66 cloudy days a year
  • 33 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 58 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 2 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Low violent crime (292 per 100k)
  • Above-average property crime (2,136 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 45
  • 26% of households have kids
  • 24% are 65 or older
  • 39% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 6% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 39 min
  • 6% walk or take transit to work
  • 14 mi to CCR airport
  • 20 mi to OAK (major hub)
  • 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 87% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1970
  • 91% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 49 ft
  • Right on the coast
  • 116 mi to a big lake
  • 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 122 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 6 mi to the nearest campground
  • 62 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 3,922 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 597 bars within 25 mi
  • 1,368 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 62 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 153 museums within 25 mi
  • 57 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 7 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 27% of California districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 6 mi to the nearest vet
  • 3 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 3 congregations per 10k people
  • 6 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

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