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Pinole vs Rosedale

250 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+29.2 pts in Rosedale) and kids under 18 (+11 pts in Rosedale).

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Pinole, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 18,761 people
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Rosedale, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 18,877 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 $560 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 →
Rosedale$3,680/mo
Typical home $609K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $1,637/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,700 a year, between Pinole and Rosedale.

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

Rosedale places higher on 11 of 19 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.

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
PinoleRosedale
Snow a year0″0″
January low43°F41°F
July high74°F98°F
Growing season (days)365d334d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th70th
Outdoors & history
PinoleRosedale
Conserved land4.8%0.3%
Settled17721891
National Register places2—
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here31
Community
PinoleRosedale
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.

Where they are

250 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pinole ↔ Rosedale250 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.

PinoleRosedale
People
Population 18,761Lowest 18,877Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.4%Lowest CA: +6.1% +32.6%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 44.7±1.6Highest 18% above CA 37.6±2.9Lowest about the CA average
Kids under 18 15.7%±2.4Lowest CA: 22% 26.7%±2.6Highest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 23.8%±3.1Highest CA: 15.7% 13.4%±2Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.6%Lowest CA: 37.1% 41.2%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.7%±1.3Lowest CA: 7.6% 5.9%±1.3Highest CA: 7.6%
Rosedale and Pinole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $127,717±$14kLowest 29% above CA $135,966±$16kHighest 37% above CA
Rosedale 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 $608,900±$21kLowest 17% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,700±$233Highest 33% above CA $1,637±$907Lowest 20% below CA
Pinole and Rosedale 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 $5,803Lowest 13% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 76.3%±13.6Highest CA: 55.3% 64.5%±60.5Lowest CA: 55.3%
Pinole and Rosedale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.9%Highest CA: 12% 6.4%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.4%Lowest CA: 55.9% 85.7%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 6 yrs older than CA 2001Highest 25 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 22% above CA 28 minLowest about the CA average
Work from home 17.1%±4.1Highest CA: 17.2% 9.2%±2.4Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 4%Lowest 6.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Lowest 0.63Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Francisco (15%)Bakersfield (44%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RosedaleFew work in Pinole
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.8%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 11.0 miLowest 19.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 38.5Highest 21.4Lowest
Schools
School district West Contra Costa UnifiedRosedale Union Elementary
High school in town Pinole Valley HighNone in town
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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