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Concord vs Bay Point

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

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

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.

★ 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.

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

Where they are

Concord and Bay Point share a border

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

ConcordBay PointConcordBay Point
Concord ↔ Bay Point4.7 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
ConcordBay Point
Snow a year0″0″
January low42°F42°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)346d346d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)93rd81st
Outdoors & history
ConcordBay Point
Trails65 mi3 mi
Conserved land18.4%3.8%
Settled1869—
National Register places2—
Archive photos717
Famous people born here46—
Community
ConcordBay Point
Library hours a week52 hrs35 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.

ConcordBay Point
People
Population 124,035Highest 24,231Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.7%Lowest CA: +6.1% +11.9%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 39.1±0.7Highest 3% above CA 32.5±1.7Lowest 14% below CA
Kids under 18 21.3%±1.2Lowest CA: 22% 26.3%±3.2Highest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 16.4%±0.9Highest CA: 15.7% 9.4%±1.3Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.5%Highest CA: 37.1% 13.2%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±0.6Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.7%±1.3Highest 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 $108,709±$5kHighest 10% above CA $82,565±$5kLowest 17% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $797,600±$14kHighest 9% above CA $525,000±$36kLowest 29% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,274±$34Highest 12% above CA $2,063±$115Lowest about the CA average
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,418Highest 6% above CA $3,642Lowest 29% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.3%±4.5Highest CA: 55.3% 51.5%±8.6Lowest 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 8.2%Lowest CA: 12% 14.4%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.6%Highest CA: 55.9% 55.6%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 6 yrs older than CA 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 14% above CA 36 minHighest 26% above CA
Work from home 17.6%±1.2Highest CA: 17.2% 4.5%±1.7Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 13.6%Highest 2.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.03Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Francisco (11%)Concord (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bay Point11% work in Concord
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.4%Highest 3.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 64.8 miHighest 3.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.1 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 31Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 98.6Highest 48.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #338 of 574 in CA#510 of 574 in CA
School district Rocketship Futuro Academy District · Mt. Diablo UnifiedMt. Diablo Unified
High school in town Mt. Diablo HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 19.8 —
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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