Castro Valley, CA vs San Leandro, CA

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

MetricCastro Valley, CASan Leandro, CA
Population65,00187,826
Median Household Income$142,779$101,420
Median Rent$2,554/mo$2,186/mo
Median Home Value$1,104,600$844,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)116116
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.8%52.9%
Poverty Rate6.7%8.3%
Unemployment Rate4.7% (county)4.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k451*506
Property Crime Rate /100k1,413*2,939
Median AQI4949
Good AQI Days /yr194194
Summer Highs75°F75°F
Winter Lows44°F44°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute32.7 min31.2 min
Hospitals21
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 52.0 / 5
Students per Teacher23.321.8
College Degree Rate44.5%33.3%
Foreign-Born %31%38.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.8%-6.2%

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