Alhambra ValleyCA
A town of 979.
Is Alhambra Valley a good place to live?
Alhambra Valley’s average trip to work is 50 minutes, above both the California town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 27% of the land in Alhambra Valley is conserved, above both the California town median (4.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is West Hills Farm, at 45 acres. Alhambra Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
979 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and 198 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Alhambra Valley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi MuseumAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Big draw16 mi MuseumUSS Hornet
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaChase Center
Big draw19 mi LandmarkLombard Street
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaOracle Park
Big draw21 mi GardenPresidio of San FranciscoPhoto credits
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: druchoy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Hornet: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 · Chase Center: Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lombard Street: The original uploader was Y6y6y6 at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Oracle Park: User Coasttocoast on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Presidio of San Francisco: Robert Campbell, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Alhambra Valley: who provides what
Alhambra Valley is unincorporated, so Contra Costa County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Alhambra Valley.
Very high risk in Alhambra Valley, with earthquakes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 92% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Alhambra Valley has set aside nearly a quarter of its land for conservation
2.2 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Alhambra Valley’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Hills Farm | — | 45 |
| 2. John Muir National Historic Site | — | 3 |
| 3. Land Bank | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Alhambra Valley’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Alhambra Valley for work: only 0% work in town. The median household income in Alhambra Valley is $206,000. The top destinations are Oakland (14%), San Francisco (11%) and Martinez (6%).
| Alhambra Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $206,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Alhambra Valley has mild winters and pleasant summers
Alhambra Valley has mild winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 40° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Alhambra Valley is
Alhambra Valley beats the California average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Alhambra Valley.
| Alhambra Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Alhambra Valley | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 17.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.1% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Alhambra Valley sells for about $1.08M at the median
87% of Alhambra Valley households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Alhambra Valley
Colleges nearby
23 within 15 miles of the center of Alhambra Valley
About 5 of every 100 Alhambra Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Alhambra Valley for work
Where Alhambra Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Alhambra Valley
Census-designated place in California, United States
Alhambra Valley ( , Spanish: [aˈlambɾa]) is a census-designated place in the Briones Hills of central Contra Costa County, California, United States. Alhambra Valley sits at an elevation of 525 feet (160 m). The 2020 United States census reported that Alhambra Valley's population was 805. The Spanish name of the valley was Cañada del Hambre "Valley of Hunger"; it was adapted into English with obvious influence from "Alhambra".
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 525 ft
- Area code
- 925
Questions about Alhambra Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Alhambra Valley, CA a good place to live?
Alhambra Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.