Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 17/100
F
Median home value$551,700
San Francisco $1,140,700
Median rent$2,018/mo
San Francisco $2,474/mo
Cost-burdened households45%
San Francisco 38%
San Pablo
Contra Costa County31,720 residentsWest Contra Costa Unified
40
D−
Suburbgrade score
56th of 59 San Francisco suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
40
San Francisco median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What San Pablo is like to live in, by category
Bars show San Pablo against San Francisco. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 34/100
F
Within-state proficiency29th pct
San Francisco median 73rd pct
Student–teacher ratio21.8
San Francisco median 21.7
Graduation rate82%
San Francisco median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 74/100
B
Housing cost index72
San Francisco 100
Eff. tax rate0.79%
San Francisco 0.73%
Local sales tax9.50%
San Francisco median 9.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 38/100
D−
Mean commute32.3 min
San Francisco 31.0 min
Under 30 minutes46%
San Francisco 52%
Transit stops / sq mi27
San Francisco median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 67/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés32
San Francisco median 64 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
San Francisco median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks54
San Francisco median 59 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 22/100
F
Median household income$79,478
San Francisco $136,027
Unemployment8.5%
San Francisco 5.7%
Professional occupations24%
San Francisco 56%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than San Pablo on housing & affordability
San Pablo's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Orinda11 mi from San PabloB 65 C+ Alamo19 mi from San PabloB 69 B− Tamalpais-Homestead Valley12 mi from San PabloB 70 B− Danville23 mi from San PabloB− 70 B− Lafayette13 mi from San PabloB− 67 C+ Mill Valley12 mi from San PabloB− 68 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in San Pablo
Is San Pablo, CA a good place to live?
San Pablo scores 40 out of 100, 56th of 59 San Francisco suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is San Pablo expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $551,700, 52% below the San Francisco median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.79%. $2,018/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in San Pablo?
Schools grade F. The districts serving San Pablo sit at the 29th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 82% graduation rate and a 21.8 student–teacher ratio. San Pablo is served by West Contra Costa Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from San Pablo?
The mean commute is 32.3 min, with 46% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.9% working from home. Transit density is 27 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in San Pablo?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 32 restaurants and cafés and 54 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in San Pablo old or new?
The median home in San Pablo was built in 1969 — close to 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. 58% 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.