Brentwood, CA vs Discovery Bay, CA

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

MetricBrentwood, CADiscovery Bay, CA
Population65,20814,911
Median Household Income$142,494$147,117
Median Rent$2,758/mo$3,029/mo
Median Home Value$836,600$832,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)116116
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income54.6%71.8%
Poverty Rate8.3%7.4%
Unemployment Rate4.9%4.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k202252*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,568929*
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr195195
Summer Highs89°F91°F
Winter Lows42°F42°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute40 min44.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher23.322.6
College Degree Rate39.3%32.7%
Foreign-Born %19.3%12.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.6%-5.7%

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 Discovery Bay (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.