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Tara Hills is a small town of 4,840 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 8 miles from Vallejo, CA and 43 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $661k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,840people
$661kTypical home
$2,451/moRent
75° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,840
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,256 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 8 mi to Vallejo, CA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $661k (≈$4,170/mo)
- Median rent $2,451/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°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
- 2 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 38
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CCR airport
- 20 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 128 ft
- Right on the coast
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,922 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 597 bars within 25 mi
- 1,368 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 62 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 153 museums within 25 mi
- 58 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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