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Pleasanton is a mid-size city of 76,960 people in Alameda County, California. It's about 26 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.5M and rent runs about $3k a month.
76,960people
$1.5MTypical home
$3,060/moRent
88° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 76,960
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,188 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to San Jose, CA
- 26 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.5M (≈$9,693/mo)
- Median rent $3,060/mo
- Median household income $190k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,411 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to OAK airport
- 19 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 348 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,355 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 254 bars within 25 mi
- 1,346 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 46 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 104 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alameda County: D+54 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk