A city of 158,801, settled in 1876. Home to 62 notable people.
The 3 things Hayward does most differently from other towns.
3 colleges in town.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Hayward. Another town gets a different order.
70 miles of trails across 46 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park | 15.2 mi | 1,661 |
| 2. Greenbelt Park and Trails | 5.3 mi | 141 |
| 3. Garin Regional Park Restricted Area | 4.5 mi | 1,490 |
Hayward beats the California average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Hayward | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.2% | 5.1% |
Hayward reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 92% report less.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 92% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents leave Hayward for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Oakland (8%), San Francisco (8%) and Fremont (7%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
Hayward has warm winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 42°, and snow is almost unheard of.
The public schools Hayward’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherryland Elementary | K–6 | 855 | Not graded |
| Burbank Elementary | K–6 | 800 | Not graded |
| Harder Elementary | K–6 | 671 | Not graded |
| Schafer Park Elementary | K–6 | 606 | Not graded |
| Stonebrae Elementary | K–6 | 605 | Not graded |
| Tyrrell Elementary | K–6 | 597 | Not graded |
The typical Hayward home is worth about $821,000, down 3.2% in a year, 7% above the California typical home.
144,186 people in 2010; 158,801 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
62 notable people were born in Hayward.
City in California, United States
Hayward is a city in Alameda County, California, United States, in the East Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of 162,954 as of 2020, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the Bay Area, and the third largest in Alameda County. Hayward was ranked as the 36th most populous municipality in California. It is included in the San Francisco–Oakland–San Jose Metropolitan Statistical Area by the US Census. It is located primarily between Castro Valley, San Leandro and Union City, and lies at the eastern terminus of the San Mateo–Hayward Bridge.
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10 towns share a border with Hayward.
