Livermore, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Livermore is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. With a 2020 population of 87,955, Livermore is the most populous city in the Tri-Valley, giving its name to the Livermore Valley. It is located on the eastern edge of California's San Francisco Bay Area. Livermore was a railroad town named for Robert Livermore, a local rancher who settled in the area in the 1840s. It is the home of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, for which the chemical element livermorium is named (and thus, placing the city's name in the periodic table). It is also the California site of Sandia National Laboratories, which is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Its south side is home to loc…

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How Livermore ranks

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#95Highest income in CA #79Best schools in CA #102Highest graduation rate in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code94550, 94551

Area code925

Living in Livermore

Housing in Livermore

$1.08M▼ 3.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Livermore home is worth about $1,076,000, down 3.1% in a year, 41% above the California typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market12

Sale-to-list101.9%

Sold in May75

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Safety in Livermore

C

Safety Grade C

Livermore reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 69% report less. Within California, it does better than 52% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000

Livermore 1.7

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Livermore 18

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Livermore

Compared with California

19better than CA·2worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.

Conditions 6▲ 1▼ 5 close Habits 2▲ 1▼ 1 close Care 4▲ 3 close Mind 3▲ 2 close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

5.7%Fewer uninsured adultsCA 10.6% · better 9.9%Fewer adults facing food insecurityCA 17.9% · better 18.6%More binge drinkersCA 15.3% · worse

Care nearby

Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton · 7 mi · ER

Axis Community Health - Livermore SiteLivermore · 0.8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

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Schools in Livermore

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A⁻

School Grade A-

The public schools Livermore’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#79Best public schoolsof 574 in CA

DistrictLivermore Valley Joint UnifiedSchools24

Junction K-8 BElementary · Grades K–8 · 801 students Joe Michell A-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 786 students Sunset Elementary AElementary · Grades K–5 · 759 students Emma C. Smith Elementary AElementary · Grades K–5 · 648 students Altamont Creek Elementary AElementary · Grades K–5 · 620 students Rancho Las Positas Elementary AElementary · Grades K–5 · 586 students

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

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