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Rodeo is a big small town of 8,976 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 5 miles from Vallejo, CA and 48 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $663k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,976people
$663kTypical home
$2,190/moRent
85° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,976
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,396 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 5 mi to Vallejo, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $663k (≈$4,182/mo)
- Median rent $2,190/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 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 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CCR airport
- 22 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,874 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 601 bars within 25 mi
- 1,343 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 61 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 155 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 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