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Pleasant Hill

A city of 34,235 people in California
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Map of Pleasant Hill: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land3.9%174 of 4,505 acres
Trails12 mi1.8 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves125 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Pleasant Hill

City in California, United States
1961Established
34,613Population
7.1 sq miArea
52 ftElevation

Pleasant Hill is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 34,613 at the 2020 census. It was incorporated in 1961. Pleasant Hill is the home of College Park High School, Diablo Valley College, the Pleasant Hill Library of the Contra Costa County Library system, and the Pleasant Hill Recreation & Park District.

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ZIP code94523
Area code925
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Housing in Pleasant Hill

$975K▲ 0.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Pleasant Hill home is worth about $975,000, up 0.8% in a year, 28% above the California typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market17
Sale-to-list100.3%
Sold in May35
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Safety in Pleasant Hill

D

Safety Grade D

Pleasant Hill reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Pleasant Hill 2.1
California 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Pleasant Hill 34.4
California 18.2
U.S. 15.5
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B−

School Grade B-

The public schools Pleasant Hill’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#93Best public schoolsof 574 in CA
DistrictMt. Diablo UnifiedSchools16

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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