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San Ramon is a mid-size city of 85,993 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 30 miles from Vallejo, CA and 33 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. 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.
85,993people
$1.5MTypical home
$2,968/moRent
88° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 85,993
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,287 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to San Jose, CA
- 30 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.5M (≈$9,519/mo)
- Median rent $2,968/mo
- Median household income $196k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k)
- Low property crime (978 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 44% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to OAK airport
- 16 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,628 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 201 bars within 25 mi
- 1,032 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 86 museums within 25 mi
- 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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