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Pinole vs Bayview

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (13.8× in Pinole) and trails (8.5× in Pinole).

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Pinole, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 18,761 people
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Bayview, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 2,751 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 · Report cards

Pinole places higher on 10 of 18 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Pinole

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.

Pinole$4,230/mo
Typical home $715K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $2,700/mo · Housing →
Bayview$3,750/mo
Typical home $655K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $2,784/mo · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Pinole and Bayview.

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.

Where they are

Pinole and Bayview share a border

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

PinoleBayviewPinoleBayview
Pinole ↔ Bayview0.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
14 Bayview residents work in Pinole (2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Bayview →
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
PinoleBayview
Snow a year0″0″
January low43°F43°F
July high74°F74°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th89th
Outdoors & history
PinoleBayview
Trails11 mi1 mi
Conserved land4.8%32.9%
Settled1772—
National Register places2—
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here3—
Community
PinoleBayview
Library hours a week40 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.

PinoleBayview
People
Population 18,761Highest 2,751Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.4%Highest CA: +6.1% +1.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 44.7±1.6Lowest 18% above CA 44.9±10.8Highest 18% above CA
Bayview and Pinole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.7%±2.4Highest CA: 22% 11.7%±5.4Lowest CA: 22%
Pinole and Bayview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.8%±3.1Highest CA: 15.7% 14.1%±8.1Lowest CA: 15.7%
Pinole and Bayview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.6%Highest CA: 37.1% 14.7%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.7%±1.3Lowest CA: 7.6% 14.9%±7.4Highest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $127,717±$14kLowest 29% above CA $162,537±$70kHighest 64% above CA
Bayview and Pinole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $718,600±$29kHighest about the CA average $654,900±$23kLowest 11% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,700±$233Lowest 33% above CA $2,784±$126Highest 37% above CA
Bayview and Pinole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,863Highest 14% above CA $3,832Lowest 25% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 76.3%±13.6Highest CA: 55.3% 29.2%±35.2Lowest CA: 55.3%
Pinole and Bayview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.9%Lowest CA: 12% 9%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.4%Highest CA: 55.9% 66.6%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 6 yrs older than CA 1965Lowest 11 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 22% above CA 30 minLowest 3% above CA
Work from home 17.1%±4.1Highest CA: 17.2% 9%±7Lowest CA: 17.2%
Pinole and Bayview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Francisco (15%)San Francisco (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bayview2% work in Pinole
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.8%Lowest 32.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 11.0 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miLowest 3.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 38.5Lowest 88.6Highest
Schools
School district West Contra Costa Unified—
High school in town Pinole Valley High—
Students per teacherat that high school 24.8 —
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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