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Rosedale vs Pinole

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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Rosedale, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 18,877 people
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Pinole, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 18,761 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.

Rosedale$3,680/mo
Typical home $609K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $1,637/mo · Housing →
Pinole$4,230/mo
Typical home $715K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $2,700/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
RosedalePinole
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F43°F
July high98°F74°F
Growing season (days)334d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th95th
Outdoors & history
RosedalePinole
Conserved land0.3%4.8%
Settled18911772
National Register places—2
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here13
Community
RosedalePinole
Library hours a week—40 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.

Rosedale ↔ Pinole250 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.

RosedalePinole
People
Population 18,877Highest 18,761Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +32.6%Highest CA: +6.1% +3.4%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 37.6±2.9Lowest about the CA average 44.7±1.6Highest 18% above CA
Kids under 18 26.7%±2.6Highest CA: 22% 15.7%±2.4Lowest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 13.4%±2Lowest CA: 15.7% 23.8%±3.1Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.2%Highest CA: 37.1% 38.6%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±1.3Highest CA: 7.6% 5.7%±1.3Lowest 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 $135,966±$16kHighest 37% above CA $127,717±$14kLowest 29% 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 $608,900±$21kLowest 17% below CA $718,600±$29kHighest about the CA average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,637±$907Lowest 20% below CA $2,700±$233Highest 33% above CA
Pinole and Rosedale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,803Lowest 13% above CA $5,863Highest 14% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64.5%±60.5Lowest CA: 55.3% 76.3%±13.6Highest 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 6.4%Lowest CA: 12% 6.9%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.7%Highest CA: 55.9% 79.4%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 25 yrs newer than CA 1970Lowest 6 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest about the CA average 35 minHighest 22% above CA
Work from home 9.2%±2.4Lowest CA: 17.2% 17.1%±4.1Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 6.3%Highest 4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Highest 0.55Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bakersfield (44%)San Francisco (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PinoleFew work in Rosedale
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 4.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 19.9 miHighest 11.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 9Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 21.4Lowest 38.5Highest
Schools
School district Rosedale Union ElementaryWest Contra Costa Unified
High school in town None in townPinole 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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