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A city of 77,542, settled in 1839.
Pittsburg is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 498th among California's 841 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $100K. Expect to pay for it: homes are expensive, about $559K for a typical one and 4.1 times the San Francisco metro’s $136K median household income. Pittsburg’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both California’s towns (28 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Pittsburg is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. Pittsburg's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 97% of U.S. towns.
Where Pittsburg beats most towns.
63,264 counted in 2010 and 76,416 in 2020; an estimated 77,542 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Pittsburg is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Its founding year, 1839, comes before those of 97% of the California towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 300 in 1890, 76,416 in 2020. The archive holds 21 old photos and papers going back to 1921 and 6 maps from 1907 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pittsburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi MuseumAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Big draw28 mi MuseumUSS Hornet
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaChase Center
Big draw32 mi LandmarkLombard Street
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaOracle Park
Big draw34 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pittsburg, and how to reach them.
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 Pittsburg.
Pittsburg has home values still below their peak and has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
27 miles of trail in 25 parks and preserves. Pittsburg’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Pittsburg | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.3 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.4% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Buchanan Park | 0.8 mi | 25 |
| 2. Small World Park | 0.7 mi | 12 |
| 3. Central Addition Park | 0.7 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Pittsburg Unified school district. Two of its 16 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillview Junior HighLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 893 | – |
| Pittsburg Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,403 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 2,032 to 1,529 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in Pittsburg is 4.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Pittsburg | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 15.4 per 1,000 residents | 13.3 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pittsburg.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 29,747 working residents takes 38 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Most working residents leave Pittsburg for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Pittsburg grew to 13,531 in 2023, 1,097 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Concord (9%), San Francisco (8%) and Walnut Creek (7%).
| Pittsburg | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 9.4% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.8% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical value, about $559K, is 12% below its June 2022 peak. At about $559K, home values are down 4% in five years, against a rise of 13% across California.
The typical Pittsburg home is worth about $559,000, down 0.8% in a year, 27% below the California typical home. 62% of Pittsburg households own their home.
| Pittsburg | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,264 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Pittsburg has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,620 U.S. towns with household incomes like Pittsburg’s, it is less healthy than 75%, so it trails even them.
Pittsburg beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 39% of adults feel lonely in Pittsburg.
| Pittsburg | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Pittsburg | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.9% | 6.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.3% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pittsburg
About 8 of every 100 Pittsburg residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
27 notable people were born in Pittsburg.
City in California, United States
Pittsburg (formerly Black Diamond, New York Landing and New York of the Pacific) is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is an industrial suburb located on the southern shore of the Suisun Bay in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, and is part of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta area, the Eastern Contra Costa County area, and the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 76,416 at the 2020 United States census.
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2 towns share a border with Pittsburg.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Pittsburg grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #498 of 841 in California. It grades B− for health, C− for safety and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
27 notable people were born here, including Dante Basco and Karen Vogtmann.
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