Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 21/100
F
Median home value$525,000
San Francisco $1,140,700
Median rent$2,063/mo
San Francisco $2,474/mo
Cost-burdened households43%
San Francisco 38%
Bay Point
Contra Costa County24,231 residentsMt. Diablo Unified
40
D−
Suburbgrade score
57th of 59 San Francisco suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
40
San Francisco median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Bay Point is like to live in, by category
Bars show Bay Point against San Francisco. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 47/100
D
Within-state proficiency60th pct
San Francisco median 73rd pct
Student–teacher ratio22.9
San Francisco median 21.7
Graduation rate86%
San Francisco median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index66
San Francisco 100
Eff. tax rate0.75%
San Francisco 0.73%
Local sales tax8.75%
San Francisco median 9.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 20/100
F
Mean commute36.1 min
San Francisco 31.0 min
Under 30 minutes40%
San Francisco 52%
Transit stops / sq mi6.0
San Francisco median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 62/100
C
Restaurants & cafés19
San Francisco median 64 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
San Francisco median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks62
San Francisco median 59 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 22/100
F
Median household income$82,565
San Francisco $136,027
Unemployment10%
San Francisco 5.7%
Professional occupations19%
San Francisco 56%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Bay Point on commute & transport
Bay Point's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Berkeley22 mi from Bay PointB− 66 C+ Emeryville23 mi from Bay PointC+ 56 C− Alamo13 mi from Bay PointC 69 B− Martinez9 mi from Bay PointC 57 C− Albany22 mi from Bay PointC 69 B− Walnut Creek10 mi from Bay PointC 59 C Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Bay Point
Is Bay Point, CA a good place to live?
Bay Point scores 40 out of 100, 57th of 59 San Francisco suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Bay Point expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $525,000, 54% below the San Francisco median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.75%. $2,063/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Bay Point?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Bay Point sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 22.9 student–teacher ratio. Bay Point is served by Mt. Diablo Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Bay Point?
The mean commute is 36.1 min, with 40% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 4.5% working from home. Transit density is 6.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Bay Point?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 19 restaurants and cafés and 62 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Bay Point old or new?
The median home in Bay Point was built in 1982 — newer than the San Francisco median of 1968. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 76% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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