Pleasant Hill, CA vs Alamo, CA

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

MetricPleasant Hill, CAAlamo, CA
Population34,23514,488
Median Household Income$145,029$250,000+
Median Rent$2,533/mo$3,500+/mo
Median Home Value$1,077,100$2,000,000+
Cost of Living (US = 100)116116
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.3%56.9%
Poverty Rate7.3%2.1%
Unemployment Rate4.5%4.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k206252*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,479929*
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr195195
Summer Highs87°F87°F
Winter Lows42°F42°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute30.2 min29.2 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher24.423.6
College Degree Rate54.6%77.5%
Foreign-Born %18.8%14.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.7%-3.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
The Census tops out at $3,500+ for rent, $250,000+ for household income and $2,000,000+ for home value; it doesn't publish exact figures above those. Two capped values can't be compared, so neither is marked better.
* Rate of the agency that polices Alamo (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.