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Bay Point vs Pittsburg

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (8.8× in Pittsburg) and jobs per worker (2.5× in Pittsburg).

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Bay Point, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 24,231 people
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Pittsburg, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 76,257 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 →
PittsburgOne of the healthiest towns
Health51% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#287 most trails in CA27 miles of trails across 25 parks and preserves Housing$559K typical home27% below the CA typical home All about Pittsburg →
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.

Trails8.8×
Pittsburg has more miles of trail
Pittsburg 27.4 miBay Point 3.1 mi
Jobs per worker2.5×
Pittsburg is more of a job hub
Pittsburg 0.45Bay Point 0.18
Growth since 2010+8.9 pts
Pittsburg has grown faster since 2010
Pittsburg +20.8%Bay Point +11.9%
Size3.1×
Pittsburg is the bigger place
Pittsburg 76,257Bay Point 24,231
Property tax bill+29%
Tax bills are bigger in Pittsburg
Pittsburg $4,689Bay Point $3,642
Household income+21%
Households in Pittsburg earn more
Pittsburg $99,861Bay Point $82,565
★ What stands out · Where they are

Bay Point and Pittsburg share a border

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

Bay PointPittsburgBay PointPittsburg
Bay Point ↔ Pittsburg3.5 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
333 Bay Point residents work in Pittsburg (3.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Bay Point →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Pittsburg

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 →
Pittsburg$3,300/mo
Typical home $559K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $2,264/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Pittsburg 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

Pittsburg 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 C−PittsburgSafer than 18% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−Bay PointBetter than 54% of districts in the state BPittsburgBetter than 55% of districts in the state
Health
CBay PointHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns B−PittsburgHealthier than 49% of U.S. towns
7Bay Point
14Pittsburg

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

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #107#402 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #569#287 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #712#526 Most educatedPeople · 844 towns #700#519 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #564#394 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #539#372 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #302#447 Lowest obesityHealth · 844 towns #633#502

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bay Point’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
Bay PointPittsburg
Snow a year0″0″
January low42°F42°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)346d346d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st81st
Outdoors & history
Bay PointPittsburg
Trails3 mi27 mi
Conserved land3.8%7.4%
Settled—1839
Archive photos1718
Famous people born here—34
Community
Bay PointPittsburg
Library hours a week35 hrs49 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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 PointPittsburg
People
Population 24,231Lowest 76,257Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.9%Lowest CA: +6.1% +20.8%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 32.5±1.7Lowest 14% below CA 36.6±1.2Highest 3% below CA
Kids under 18 26.3%±3.2Highest CA: 22% 21.8%±1.4Lowest CA: 22%
Bay Point and Pittsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.4%±1.3Lowest CA: 15.7% 14.2%±1.1Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.2%Lowest CA: 37.1% 23.6%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.7%±1.3Lowest CA: 7.6% 8.3%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6%
Pittsburg and Bay Point 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 $99,861±$6kHighest about the CA average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $525,000±$36kLowest 29% below CA $597,900±$13kHighest 19% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,063±$115Lowest about the CA average $2,264±$58Highest 11% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,642Lowest 29% below CA $4,689Highest 8% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.5%±8.6Lowest CA: 55.3% 65.9%±6.1Highest CA: 55.3%
Pittsburg 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% 11.2%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.6%Lowest CA: 55.9% 62.3%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Lowest 6 yrs newer than CA 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minLowest 26% above CA 38 minHighest 32% above CA
Work from home 4.5%±1.7Lowest CA: 17.2% 9.4%±1.3Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 2.4%Lowest 8.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.45Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Concord (11%)Concord (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in PittsburgFew work in Bay Point
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Lowest 7.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.1 miLowest 27.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 25Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.6Lowest 74.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #510 of 574 in CA#536 of 574 in CA
School district Mt. Diablo UnifiedMt. Diablo Unified · Pittsburg Unified
High school in town None in townPittsburg Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school — 21.5
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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