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San Ramon vs Dublin

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+40.4 pts in Dublin) and trails (2× in San Ramon).

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San Ramon, CAHomes around $1.45MCalifornia · 85,993 people
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Dublin, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 70,803 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 differ most

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 $1,180 more a month in San Ramon

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.

San Ramon$8,410/mo
Typical home $1.45M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66%+ · or rent about $2,968/mo · Housing →
Dublin$7,230/mo
Typical home $1.23M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76%+ · or rent about $3,191/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,180 a month, about $14,200 a year, between San Ramon and Dublin.

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; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Dublin places higher on 11 of 22 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

San Ramon and Dublin share a border

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

San RamonDublinSan RamonDublin
San Ramon ↔ Dublin3.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,189 Dublin residents work in San Ramon (3.7% of its workers)
946 San Ramon residents work in Dublin (2.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Dublin →
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
San RamonDublin
Snow a year0″0″
January low39°F39°F
July high89°F89°F
Growing season (days)292d292d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)93rd94th
Outdoors & history
San RamonDublin
Conserved land22.3%10.4%
Settled19831982
National Register places11
Archive photos816
Community
San RamonDublin
Library hours a week56 hrs49 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.

San RamonDublin
People
Population 85,993Highest 70,803Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +17.3%Lowest CA: +6.1% +57.7%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 41.6±0.9Highest 10% above CA 37.4±0.7Lowest about the CA average
Kids under 18 25.8%±1.3Highest CA: 22% 25%±1.3Lowest CA: 22%
San Ramon and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.2%±0.9Highest CA: 15.7% 9.6%±0.9Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 71.6%Highest CA: 37.1% 69.8%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±0.7Highest CA: 7.6% 5.9%±0.8Lowest CA: 7.6%
San Ramon and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $196,161±$12kLowest 98% above CA $214,385±$9kHighest 116% above CA
Dublin and San Ramon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $1,509,500±$33kHighest 105% above CA $1,317,100±$41kLowest 79% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,968±$96Lowest 46% above CA $3,191±$66Highest 57% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 95% above CA $10,000+ at least 95% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.1%±5.5Highest CA: 55.3% 43.4%±5.3Lowest CA: 55.3%
San Ramon and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.4%Lowest CA: 12% 4.5%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.9%Highest CA: 55.9% 65.7%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1994Lowest 18 yrs newer than CA 2004Highest 28 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minLowest 21% above CA 36 minHighest 25% above CA
Work from home 33.9%±1.9Lowest CA: 17.2% 34.7%±2.4Highest CA: 17.2%
Dublin and San Ramon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10%Highest 6.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.92Highest 0.70Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Francisco (11%)San Francisco (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Dublin4% work in San Ramon
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 22.3%Highest 10.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 43.2 miHighest 21.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.2 miHighest 1.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 42Highest 26Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 95.3Lowest 115Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #53 of 574 in CA—
School district San Ramon Valley UnifiedDublin Unified
High school in town Dougherty Valley HighDublin High
Students per teacherat that high school 24.8 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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