El Sobrante (Contra Costa County), CA vs El Cerrito, CA

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

MetricEl Sobrante (Contra Costa County), CAEl Cerrito, CA
Population16,29425,994
Median Household Income$114,853$127,876
Median Rent$2,216/mo$2,548/mo
Median Home Value$758,800$1,124,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)116116
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.5%46%
Poverty Rate11.4%6.9%
Unemployment Rate4.8% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k252*415
Property Crime Rate /100k929*2,774
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr195195
Summer Highs72°F74°F
Winter Lows45°F44°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute33.8 min33.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher18.922.6
College Degree Rate36.5%67.6%
Foreign-Born %31.1%31.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+14.5%+0.5%

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 El Sobrante (Contra Costa County) (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.