Bay Point, CA vs Pleasant Hill, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBay Point, CAPleasant Hill, CA
Population24,23134,235
Median Household Income$82,565$145,029
Median Rent$2,063/mo$2,533/mo
Median Home Value$525,000$1,077,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)116116
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.1%55.3%
Poverty Rate14.4%7.3%
Unemployment Rate4.8% (county)4.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k252*206
Property Crime Rate /100k929*3,479
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr195195
Summer Highs87°F87°F
Winter Lows42°F42°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute36.1 min30.2 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher27.124.4
College Degree Rate13.2%54.6%
Foreign-Born %39.8%18.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-6.8%-1.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Bay Point (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.