Montalvin ManorCA
Some 2,063 people live in this town, in California.
Is Montalvin Manor a good place to live?
Montalvin Manor’s best subject grades are an A for walkability and an A− for the outdoors; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Montalvin Manor’s July high is 76°F, below both California’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). On cost of living, just 43 of California’s 1,058 towns do better. Montalvin Manor has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Montalvin Manor stand out
Where Montalvin Manor beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
99% of working residents leave Montalvin Manor for work
Where Montalvin Manor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Montalvin Manor grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Montalvin Manor is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and 197 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Montalvin Manor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi MuseumAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Big draw16 mi MuseumUSS Hornet
Big draw14 mi LandmarkLombard Street
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaChase Center
Big draw16 mi GardenPresidio of San Francisco
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaOracle ParkPhoto credits
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: druchoy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Hornet: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 · Lombard Street: The original uploader was Y6y6y6 at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Chase Center: Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Presidio of San Francisco: Robert Campbell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oracle Park: User Coasttocoast on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Montalvin Manor: who provides what
Montalvin Manor 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 Montalvin Manor.
The biggest natural risk in Montalvin Manor is earthquakes, at a very high overall level
The FEMA hazard score for Montalvin Manor comes to 89 of 100. 68% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 28%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Montalvin Manor’s schools rank behind 64% of California districts
The public schools here belong to the West Contra Costa Unified school district. Its one school is below. Montalvin Manor’s only public school teaches 474 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montalvin Manor ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 474 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Montalvin Manor has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Montalvin Manor dropped by 282, to 116. For most workers, Montalvin Manor is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. The town’s average commute stands at 33 minutes. The median commute is under 15 miles.
| Montalvin Manor | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $80,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than California overall
For residents in Montalvin Manor, the share who are under 18 is 12%. People 65 and older are 29% of residents (16% statewide); children under 18 are 12% of residents (22% statewide). Also worth knowing: in Montalvin Manor, the age of the median resident is 49.4 years. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 27%, against 37% across California.
| Montalvin Manor | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 12% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 29% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 49.4 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 32% and 63% women
The Census survey reached too few of Montalvin Manor’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±15.7 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Montalvin Manor | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 2.2% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.2% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.5% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.5% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.5% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 21.5% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.4% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.9% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.6% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
Mild winters and pleasant summers: that is Montalvin Manor’s year
Its January low comes in at 42°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Montalvin Manor has set aside 6.4% of its land for conservation
Trails total 0.3 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Montalvin Manor’s concentration of trails is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Montalvin Manor | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Montalvin Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
| 2. MonTara Bay Community Center | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Montalvin Manor is less healthy than 56% of U.S. towns
The share of adults in Montalvin Manor who binge drink: 15%. The town does better than the California average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 7. Among adults locally, 31% get no exercise outside work and 19% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Montalvin Manor | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 24% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Montalvin Manor | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.8% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.6% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 15.7% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Montalvin Manor sells for about $533K
The rent at the middle of the market in Montalvin Manor is $1,983 a month. 76% of households are owner-occupiers locally.
| Montalvin Manor | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,983 a month | $1,896 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Montalvin Manor
Colleges nearby
25 within 15 miles of the center of Montalvin Manor
About 5 of every 100 Montalvin Manor residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Montalvin Manor
Census-designated place in California, United States
Montalvin Manor (formerly, Montalvin) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 3,099. It lies at an elevation of 69 feet (21 m). For census purposes, it formed part of Bayview-Montalvin until 2010, when it became a separate CDP. The other half of the old CDP became Bayview. Despite its location outside San Pablo city limits, Montalvin Manor uses San Pablo mailing addresses.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 69 ft
- Area code
- 925
Montalvin Manor’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Montalvin Manor.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montalvin Manor | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Richmond | #605 | D | C− | D | C+ | C+ |
| Tara Hills | #295 | C+ | C− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Bayview | #232 | B− | C+ | — | C+ | C+ |
Montalvin Manor has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Montalvin Manor, Tara Hills and Bayview report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Montalvin Manor with a neighbor →
Questions about Montalvin Manor
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Montalvin Manor, CA a good place to live?
Some 2,063 people live in this town, in California.
Is Montalvin Manor, CA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $439,000, 42% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.