Discovery Bay, CA vs Brentwood, CA

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

MetricDiscovery Bay, CABrentwood, CA
Population14,91165,208
Median Household Income$147,117$142,494
Median Rent$3,029/mo$2,758/mo
Median Home Value$832,000$836,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)116116
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income71.8%54.6%
Poverty Rate7.4%8.3%
Unemployment Rate4.8% (county)4.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k252*202
Property Crime Rate /100k929*1,568
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr195195
Summer Highs91°F89°F
Winter Lows42°F42°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute44.1 min40 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher22.623.3
College Degree Rate32.7%39.3%
Foreign-Born %12.2%19.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-5.7%+3.6%

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.