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A town of 8,976, settled in 1890.
Rodeo's standout: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 96% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C−, 480th of 841 graded towns in California. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Rodeo’s July high is 75°F, below both California’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). The biggest park or preserve is Land Bank, at 94 acres.
Where Rodeo beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
8,679 counted in 2010 and 9,653 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Rodeo is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D for hazard risk (better than 10%), so the C− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 5,356 in 1970, 9,653 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1972 and 4 maps from 1916 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rodeo. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi MuseumAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Big draw18 mi MuseumUSS Hornet
Big draw19 mi LandmarkLombard Street
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaChase Center
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaOracle Park
Big draw20 mi GardenPresidio of San FranciscoAlcatraz 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 · Oracle Park: User Coasttocoast on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Presidio of San Francisco: Robert Campbell, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rodeo 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 Rodeo.
Rodeo has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, has home values still below their peak and sends most of its workers to San Francisco and beyond.
Since 1993, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rodeo.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the John Swett Unified school district. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodeo Hills ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 534 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Rodeo has 1,117 jobs for its 3,994 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 38.1 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Most working residents leave Rodeo for work: only 3% work in town. Rodeo’s average trip to work is 38 minutes. Jobs based in Rodeo grew to 1,117 in 2023, 168 more than in 2013.
| Rodeo | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 38 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 42.8°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 75.3°.
Rodeo has warm winters and cool summers, with very little rain. The January low in Rodeo is 43°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.2 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Rodeo | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.2% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Viewpoint Top Park | 1.3 mi | 21 |
| 2. Land Bank | — | 94 |
| 3. San Pablo Bay Regional Shoreline | — | 51 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical value, about $646K, is 14% below its June 2022 peak. At about $646K, home values are down 6% in five years, against a rise of 13% across California.
The typical Rodeo home is worth about $646,000, about the same as a year ago, 15% below the California typical home. 59% of Rodeo households own their home.
| Rodeo | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,190 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 59% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the California average. 20% of residents are under 18 in Rodeo. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Rodeo | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.8 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3 points). Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Rodeo | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.9% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.5% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.8% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.3% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.4% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.6% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.1% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.7% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.9% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Rodeo beats the California average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Rodeo | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Rodeo | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.6% | 10.6% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 62.8% | 57.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
17 within 15 miles of the center of Rodeo
About 6 of every 100 Rodeo residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Where Rodeo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in California, United States
Rodeo (; Spanish for "Cattle roundup") is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Contra Costa County, California, United States, in the East Bay sub-region of the San Francisco Bay Area, on the eastern shore of San Pablo Bay, 25 miles northeast of San Francisco. The population was 9,653 at the 2020 census. The place is named for the rodeos common in the late 19th century. Cattle from the surrounding hills were regularly driven down through the old town district to a loading dock on the shoreline of San Pablo Bay for shipment to slaughterhouses, a practice which continued through the early 20th century. Rodeo is served by the Interstate 80 freeway and State Route 4 and was formerly serve…
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Rodeo grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #480 of 841 in California. It grades B− for health and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. That is 4.8 years of the area's median household income ($136,027 across the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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