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Richmond is a mid-size city of 115,505 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 12 miles from Vallejo, CA and 40 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $668k and rent runs about $2k a month.
115,505people
$668kTypical home
$1,960/moRent
72° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 115,505
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,845 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 12 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $668k (≈$4,214/mo)
- Median rent $1,960/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (805 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,034 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to CCR airport
- 18 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,085 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 613 bars within 25 mi
- 1,431 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 62 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 156 museums within 25 mi
- 59 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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