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Outdoors in Alameda
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1905
Lake Chabot. The water supply of Alameda, California, 1905
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About Alameda
City in California, United StatesAlameda ( AL-ə-MEE-də; Spanish: [alaˈmeða]; Spanish for "tree-lined path") is a city in Alameda County, California, United States, located in the East Bay region of the Bay Area. The city is built on an informal archipelago in San Francisco Bay, consisting of Alameda Island, Bay Farm Island and Coast Guard Island, along with other smaller islands. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 78,280.
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Housing in Alameda
The typical Alameda home is worth about $1,138,000, up 1.2% in a year, 49% above the California typical home.
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Safety in Alameda
Safety Grade D
Alameda reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 94% report less.
Schools in Alameda
All Alameda schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Alameda’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 70% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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