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

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

MetricEl Sobrante (Contra Costa County), CAVallejo, CA
Population16,294124,268
Median Household Income$114,853$90,171
Median Rent$2,216/mo$2,073/mo
Median Home Value$758,800$589,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)116109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.5%58.6%
Poverty Rate11.4%12.2%
Unemployment Rate4.8% (county)5.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k252*778
Property Crime Rate /100k929*3,080
Median AQI4833
Good AQI Days /yr195353
Summer Highs72°F85°F
Winter Lows45°F43°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute33.8 min34.2 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating—2.5 / 5
Students per Teacher18.923.2
College Degree Rate36.5%28.8%
Foreign-Born %31.1%28.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+14.5%-2.2%

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