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San Leandro is a mid-size city of 87,826 people in Alameda County, California. It's about 28 miles from Vallejo, CA and 34 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $844k and rent runs about $2k a month.
87,826people
$844kTypical home
$2,186/moRent
73° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 87,826
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,592 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to San Jose, CA
- 28 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $844k (≈$5,324/mo)
- Median rent $2,186/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (611 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,966 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to OAK airport
- 3 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,188 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 611 bars within 25 mi
- 1,896 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 65 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 179 museums within 25 mi
- 61 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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