Pleasanton, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Pleasanton is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Located in the Amador Valley, it is an upscale suburb in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 79,871 at the 2020 census. In 2005 and 2007, Pleasanton was ranked the wealthiest middle-sized city in the United States by the Census Bureau. Pleasanton is home to the headquarters of Safeway, Workday, Ellie Mae, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, Blackhawk Network Holdings, Veeva Systems, and Simpson Manufacturing Company. Other major employers include Kaiser Permanente, Oracle, and Macy's. Although Oakland is the Alameda County seat, a few county offices are located in Pleasanton. The Alameda County Fai…

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How Pleasanton ranks

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#12Highest graduation rate in CA #62Highest income in CA #72Most educated in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code94566, 94588

Area code925

Living in Pleasanton

Housing in Pleasanton

$1.51M▼ 3.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Pleasanton home is worth about $1,511,000, down 3.9% in a year, 98% above the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market24

Sale-to-list99.2%

Sold in May55

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Safety in Pleasanton

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Pleasanton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 55% report less. Within California, it does better than 71% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000

Pleasanton 1.2

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Pleasanton 13.7

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Pleasanton

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A⁻

School Grade A-

The public schools Pleasanton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 79% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictPleasanton UnifiedSchools25

Donlon ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 700 students Fairlands ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 670 students Valley View ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 629 students Walnut Grove ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 629 students Lydiksen ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 586 students Alisal ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 544 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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