Emeryville, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Emeryville is a city in northwestern Alameda County, California, United States. It lies in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, with a border on the shore of San Francisco Bay. The resident population was 12,905 as of 2020. Its proximity to San Francisco, the Bay Bridge, the University of California, Berkeley, and Silicon Valley has been a catalyst for recent economic growth. It is the home to Pixar Animation Studios, Peet's Coffee, the Center for Investigative Reporting, Alternative Tentacles and Clif Bar. In addition, several well-known tech and software companies are located in Emeryville: LeapFrog, Sendmail, MobiTV, Novartis (formerly Chiron before April 2006), and Big…

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How Emeryville ranks

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#30Most remote workers in CA #40Fastest growing in CA #66Most educated in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code94608, 94662

Area code510

Living in Emeryville

Housing in Emeryville

$434K▼ 7.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Emeryville home is worth about $434,000, down 7.6% in a year, 43% below the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market29

Sale-to-list104.5%

Sold in May16

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Safety in Emeryville

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Safety Grade D-

Emeryville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 100% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Emeryville 7.7

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Emeryville 94.3

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Emeryville

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C

School Grade C

The public schools Emeryville’s kids attend trail 75% of California’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictEmery UnifiedSchools7

Anna Yates ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 428 students Escuela Bilingue InternacionalElementary · Grades PK–8 · 353 students Escuela Bilingue InternationalElementary · Grades PK–8 · 353 students Guidepost Montessori at EmeryvilleElementary · Grades K · 88 students Guidepost Montessori EmeryvilleElementary · Grades K · 88 students Emery Secondary CHigh · Grades 9–12 · 162 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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