Richmond, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 3, 1905, and has a city council. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay region, Richmond borders San Pablo, Albany, El Cerrito and Pinole in addition to the unincorporated communities of North Richmond, Hasford Heights, Kensington, El Sobrante, Bayview-Montalvin Manor, Tara Hills, and East Richmond Heights, and for a short distance San Francisco on Red Rock Island in the San Francisco Bay. Richmond is one of two cities, the other being San Rafael, that sits on the shores of both San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. Its population was 116,448 as of the 2020 United State…

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How Richmond ranks

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#7Most conserved land in CA #138Fastest growing in CA #20Most trails in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code94801, 94802, 94804

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Living in Richmond

Housing in Richmond

$602K▼ 1.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Richmond home is worth about $602,000, down 1.7% in a year, 21% below the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market20

Sale-to-list105.6%

Sold in May67

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Safety in Richmond

D

Safety Grade D

Richmond reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 95% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Richmond 8.1

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Richmond 20.4

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Richmond

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A

School Grade A

The public schools Richmond’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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DistrictWest Contra Costa UnifiedSchools38

Aspire Richmond Technology AcademyElementary · Grades K–5 · 586 students Richmond College PreparatoryElementary · Grades K–8 · 560 students Grant ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 551 students Peres ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 538 students Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito JuarezElementary · Grades K–5 · 490 students Murphy ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 460 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.