Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,325, laid out in 1857.
Pacheco gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $343K, 2.5 years of the San Francisco metro’s $136K median household income. It grades A− overall, 42nd of 841 graded towns in California. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 99% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On the plus side, it is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. 16% of residents are under 18 in Pacheco, against 22% in California’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. William T. Hendrick House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Pacheco beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
William T. Hendrick House3,685 counted in 2010 and 4,183 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Pacheco is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 89% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 1%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,325 in 1990, 4,183 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 8 maps from 1897 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pacheco. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi MuseumAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Big draw20 mi MuseumUSS Hornet
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaChase Center
Big draw23 mi LandmarkLombard Street
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaOracle Park
Big draw25 mi GardenPresidio of San FranciscoAlcatraz 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
Pacheco 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Pacheco.
Pacheco has homes that are cheap against local pay, trades workers with San Francisco and other neighbors and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pacheco has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,407 U.S. towns with household incomes like Pacheco’s, it is less healthy than 56%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Pacheco beats the California average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 72% of adults had a checkup this year in Pacheco.
| Pacheco | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 29% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 36% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pacheco | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.8% | 17.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.7% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.5% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pacheco has about as many jobs (1,488) as working residents, but only 24 people both live and work here. Jobs based here fell from 2,119 in 2013 to 1,488.
Most working residents leave Pacheco for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Pacheco has lost 631 jobs, to 1,488 in 2023. 13% of Pacheco residents live below the poverty line.
| Pacheco | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Pacheco | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pacheco Creekside Park | 0.2 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 2.5 years of the San Francisco metro’s $136K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 99% of California towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living.
Pacheco’s median rent is $1,828 a month.
| Pacheco | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,828 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
18 within 15 miles of the center of Pacheco
About 3 of every 100 Pacheco residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Census-designated place in California, United States
Pacheco is a census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 4,183 at the 2020 census. It is bounded by Martinez to the north and west, Concord to the east, and Pleasant Hill to the south.
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2 towns share a border with Pacheco.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacheco | #42 | A− | B+ | — | B | B |
| Pleasant Hill | #300 | C+ | D− | D | B | A |
| Martinez | #166 | B− | D | C+ | B | A |
Pacheco reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Pacheco with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Pacheco grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #42 of 841 in California. It grades B for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $343,000, 55% 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+.
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