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Bay Point vs Concord

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (20.9× in Concord) and jobs per worker (5.7× in Concord).

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Bay Point, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 24,231 people
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Concord, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 124,035 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.

Bay PointOne of the healthiest towns
Health66% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates History17 archive photos & papers17 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Bay Point →
ConcordAn outdoors town
Outdoors#133 most conserved land in CA65 miles of trails across 31 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 72%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Famous people46 notable peopleborn in Concord All about Concord →
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.

Trails20.9×
Concord has more miles of trail
Concord 64.8 miBay Point 3.1 mi
Jobs per worker5.7×
Concord is more of a job hub
Concord 1.03Bay Point 0.18
Home values+52%
Homes cost more in Concord
Concord $797,600Bay Point $525,000
Size5.1×
Concord is the bigger place
Concord 124,035Bay Point 24,231
Work from home+13.1 pts
More people work from home in Concord
Concord 17.6%Bay Point 4.5%
Property tax bill+49%
Tax bills are bigger in Concord
Concord $5,418Bay Point $3,642
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,140 more a month in Concord

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.

Bay Point$3,060/mo
Typical home $525K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $2,063/mo · Housing →
Concord$4,200/mo
Typical home $722K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $2,274/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,140 a month, about $13,700 a year, between Concord and Bay Point.

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

Concord places higher on 14 of 21 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
–Bay PointNot graded DConcordSafer than 11% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−Bay PointBetter than 54% of districts in the state B−ConcordBetter than 54% of districts in the state
Health
CBay PointHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns B+ConcordHealthier than 72% of U.S. towns
6Bay Point
14Concord

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #569#150 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #712#275 Most educatedPeople · 844 towns #700#322 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #150#511 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #107#292 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #564#248 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #421#133 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #530#235

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

Where they are

Bay Point and Concord share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Bay PointConcordBay PointConcord
Bay Point ↔ Concord4.7 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,015 Bay Point residents work in Concord (11.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Bay Point →
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
Bay PointConcord
Snow a year0″0″
January low42°F42°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)346d346d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st93rd
Outdoors & history
Bay PointConcord
Trails3 mi65 mi
Conserved land3.8%18.4%
Settled—1869
National Register places—2
Archive photos177
Famous people born here—46
Community
Bay PointConcord
Library hours a week35 hrs52 hrs
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.

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.

Bay PointConcord
People
Population 24,231Lowest 124,035Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.9%Highest CA: +6.1% +2.7%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 32.5±1.7Lowest 14% below CA 39.1±0.7Highest 3% above CA
Kids under 18 26.3%±3.2Highest CA: 22% 21.3%±1.2Lowest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 9.4%±1.3Lowest CA: 15.7% 16.4%±0.9Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.2%Lowest CA: 37.1% 37.5%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.7%±1.3Highest CA: 7.6% 5.9%±0.6Lowest CA: 7.6%
Bay Point and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,565±$5kLowest 17% below CA $108,709±$5kHighest 10% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $525,000±$36kLowest 29% below CA $797,600±$14kHighest 9% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,063±$115Lowest about the CA average $2,274±$34Highest 12% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,642Lowest 29% below CA $5,418Highest 6% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.5%±8.6Lowest CA: 55.3% 59.3%±4.5Highest CA: 55.3%
Concord and Bay Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.4%Highest CA: 12% 8.2%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.6%Lowest CA: 55.9% 61.6%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than CA 1970Lowest 6 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 26% above CA 33 minLowest 14% above CA
Work from home 4.5%±1.7Lowest CA: 17.2% 17.6%±1.2Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 2.4%Lowest 13.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 1.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Concord (11%)San Francisco (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 11% work in ConcordFew work in Bay Point
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Lowest 18.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.1 miLowest 64.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 2.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 31Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.6Lowest 98.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #510 of 574 in CA#338 of 574 in CA
School district Mt. Diablo UnifiedRocketship Futuro Academy District · Mt. Diablo Unified
High school in town None in townMt. Diablo High
Students per teacherat that high school — 19.8
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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