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Alameda vs Campbell

36 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.6× in Alameda) and street grid (2.1× in Campbell).

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Alameda, CAHometown of 79 notable peopleCalifornia · 77,238 people
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Campbell, CAHomes around $1.84MCalifornia · 42,781 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AlamedaHometown of 79 notable people
Famous people79 notable peopleborn in Alameda HistorySettled in 185313 places on the National Register HealthHealthier than 93%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Alameda →
CampbellHomes around $1.84M
Housing$1.84M typical home141% above the CA typical home Outdoors#66 most walkable in CA5.6 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 94%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Campbell →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails2.6×
Alameda has more miles of trail
Alameda 14.3 miCampbell 5.6 mi
Street grid2.1×
Campbell has the more walkable street grid
Campbell 143Alameda 67.0
Home values+31%
Homes cost more in Campbell
Campbell $1,617,000Alameda $1,235,700
Average commute8 min
Campbell has the shorter commute
Alameda 32 minCampbell 23 min
Work from home+7.6 pts
More people work from home in Alameda
Alameda 32.7%Campbell 25.1%
Growth since 2010+5.6 pts
Campbell has grown faster since 2010
Campbell +11.7%Alameda +6.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $3,880 more a month in Campbell

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Alameda$6,730/mo
Typical home $1.14M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $2,474/mo · Housing →
Campbell$10,610/mo
Typical home $1.84M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $2,737/mo · Housing →

The difference: $3,880 a month, about $46,600 a year, between Campbell and Alameda.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Alameda places higher on 13 of 22 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
DAlamedaSafer than 6% of U.S. towns C−CampbellSafer than 15% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+AlamedaBetter than 70% of districts in the state ACampbellBetter than 87% of districts in the state
Health
AAlamedaHealthier than 93% of U.S. towns ACampbellHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns
13Alameda
8Campbell

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #622#194 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #53#454 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #446#66 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #154#263 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #340#152 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #186#344 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #498#405 SafestSafety · 411 towns #385#332

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Alameda’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AlamedaCampbell
Snow a year0″0″
January low—40°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—310d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th89th
Outdoors & history
AlamedaCampbell
Trails14 mi6 mi
Conserved land3.1%4.6%
Settled1853—
National Register places135
Archive photos2216
Famous people born here797
Community
AlamedaCampbell
Library hours a week54 hrs58 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

36 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AlamedaCACampbellCA
Alameda ↔ Campbell36 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AlamedaCampbell
People
Population 77,238Highest 42,781Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.1%Lowest CA: +6.1% +11.7%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 41±0.9Highest 8% above CA 39.9±1.5Lowest 5% above CA
Alameda and Campbell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22%±1.4Highest CA: 22% 20.5%±1.9Lowest CA: 22%
Alameda and Campbell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.9%±1.1Highest CA: 15.7% 16.6%±1.6Lowest CA: 15.7%
Alameda and Campbell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 61.5%Highest CA: 37.1% 60.2%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6% 5.1%±0.9Lowest CA: 7.6%
Alameda and Campbell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $137,697±$5kLowest 39% above CA $145,268±$8kHighest 47% above CA
Campbell and Alameda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $1,235,700±$42kLowest 68% above CA $1,617,000±$45kHighest 120% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,474±$62Lowest 22% above CA $2,737±$83Highest 34% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $9,949Lowest 94% above CA $9,962Highest 94% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.8%±4.3Lowest CA: 55.3% 50.3%±7.1Highest CA: 55.3%
Campbell and Alameda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.2%Highest CA: 12% 5.6%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50.7%Lowest CA: 55.9% 51.7%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 11 yrs older than CA 1972Highest 4 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 10% above CA 23 minLowest 18% below CA
Work from home 32.7%±2.2Highest CA: 17.2% 25.1%±2.4Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 12.9%Highest 5.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 mi 8.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Lowest 1.19Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Francisco (21%)San Jose (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CampbellFew work in Alameda
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Lowest 4.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 14.3 miHighest 5.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 32Highest 8Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.0Lowest 143Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#445 of 574 in CA
School district The Academy of Alameda District · Alameda Community Learning Center DistrictCampbell Union
High school in town Alameda HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 23.6 —
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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