Reliez ValleyCA
The town, home to 3,173 people, lies in California.
Is Reliez Valley a good place to live?
A good place to live, if you can afford it. Reliez Valley’s overall B+ puts it 92nd of 841 in California. Nationally, it does better than just over two thirds of U.S. towns. Its strongest is health (A+): CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 95% of the country. What holds it back is cost of living (D−): the typical home is worth about $1.7 million, 12.8 years of the San Francisco metro’s $136K median household income. It also trails on hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 86% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Nearly four in five adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in the town, above both California’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). The town’s trail network density is 2.0 miles per square mile, where California’s towns sit at 1.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Reliez Valley stand out
Where Reliez Valley beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
99% of working residents leave Reliez Valley for work
Where Reliez Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Reliez Valley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Reliez Valley is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and 201 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Reliez Valley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi MuseumAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Big draw16 mi MuseumUSS Hornet
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaChase Center
Big draw20 mi LandmarkLombard Street
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaOracle Park
Big draw22 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 Reliez Valley: who provides what
Reliez 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 Reliez Valley.
Reliez Valley sends most of its workers to San Francisco and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of California.
13.1% of Reliez Valley is conserved land
4.7 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brookwood Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Dinosaur Hill Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Reliez Valley earns an A+ for health
Against the 438 U.S. towns with household incomes like Reliez Valley’s, it is less healthy than 80%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
15% of adults binge drink in Reliez Valley. CDC measures, 32 in all: Reliez Valley beats California on 20 and trails on 3. In Reliez Valley, 6.5% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 30% feel lonely.
| Reliez Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.5% | 11% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 29% | 35% |
| What stands out | Reliez Valley | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.4% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.8% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Very high risk in Reliez Valley, with earthquakes at the top
Of the losses FEMA expects in Reliez Valley, 47% come from earthquakes and 44% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reliez Valley stands out in California and nationally: the median household income there is higher
Reliez Valley has 325 jobs for its 1,304 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. 25.8% of workers work from home, against 17.2% across California.
Reliez Valley’s mean commuting time comes in at 29 minutes. Most people who work leave Reliez Valley to do it: just 1% work in town. Also worth knowing: among residents in the town, 5.3% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are San Francisco (15%), Oakland (8%) and Walnut Creek (8%).
| Reliez Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $250,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and pleasant summers: that is Reliez Valley’s year
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 40° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in Reliez Valley sells for about $1.6M
At 12.8 years of the San Francisco metro’s $136K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 88% of California towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
On the market in Reliez Valley: a median 24 days to sell. For Reliez Valley, the median rent is $3,501 a month. In Reliez Valley, 92% of households live in a home they own.
| Reliez Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,501 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 92% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Reliez Valley
Colleges nearby
24 within 15 miles of the center of Reliez Valley
About 9 of every 100 Reliez Valley residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
About Reliez Valley
Census-designated place in California, United States
Reliez Valley is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States. Reliez Valley sits at an elevation of 299 feet (91 m). The 2020 United States census reported Reliez Valley's population as 3,354.
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 299 ft
- Area code
- 925
Reliez Valley’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Reliez Valley.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliez Valley | #92 | B+ | D− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Pleasant Hill | #300 | C+ | D− | D | B | A |
| Lafayette | #18 | A | D− | B | A+ | A+ |
| Walnut Creek | #223 | B− | D− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Martinez | #166 | B− | D | C+ | B | A |
Reliez Valley reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Reliez Valley with a neighbor →
Questions about Reliez Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Reliez Valley, CA a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Reliez Valley grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #92 of 841 in California. It grades A+ for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Reliez Valley, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,740,000, 129% above 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 D−.