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14,143people live here $86,418median household incomeNear US average $2,140median rent per month▲ 51% above US $668,800median home value▲ 101% above US

Cherryland is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, CA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Cherryland

Cherryland is an unincorporated community in California. The numbers below lay out what daily life there actually looks like.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Cherryland deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks.

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Above-average commute times
Air quality concerns
Low college degree attainment
Shrinking population

How Cherryland compares

Median household income

Cherryland$86,418

California avg$99,122

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Cherryland$2,140

California avg$2,036

US$1,413

Median home value

Cherryland$668,800

California avg$734,700

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Cherryland

Based on Cherryland's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$4,280

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $85,600 a year
55% of Cherryland renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$133,760

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $66,880
Homes cost 7.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 51% above US

$2,140/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,140 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices are steep, with a median around $668,800. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $668,800 · 55% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.7% county unemployment

Unemployment in Alameda County is 4.7%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Alameda County (county-wide)

Safety

451 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Cherryland doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Alameda County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1413/100k · Policed by Alameda County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 19% above US

31 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 31 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

73%

Work from home

12%

Carpool

9.8%

Public transit

2.2%

Other

2.2%

Walk

0.7%

Climate

Summers are comfortable, with highs around 75°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 44°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 45% below US

20% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 24:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site (11 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Nothing in Cherryland's numbers stands out as a clear strength, and the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($2,140/mo) equals 30% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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