Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
San Leandro's standout: it is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C−, 485th of 841 graded towns in California. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. San Leandro’s July high is 75°F, against 89°F in California’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Only 24 of California’s 426 towns score lower on safety. San Leandro has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Casa Peralta and Peralta House.
Where San Leandro beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Lloyd BridgesEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far San Leandro is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 3%), so the C− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 426 in 1870, 91,008 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 8 maps from 1899 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around San Leandro. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi MuseumAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Big draw9 mi MuseumUSS Hornet
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaChase Center
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaLevi's Stadium
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaOracle Park
4 mi Stadium & arenaOakland ArenaAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary: druchoy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Hornet: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 · Chase Center: Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Levi's Stadium: Matthew Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Oracle Park: User Coasttocoast on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oakland Arena: Mike Disharoon, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in San Leandro, 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 San Leandro.
San Leandro has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, trades workers with Oakland and other neighbors and has home values still below their peak.
Reported crimes fell from 5,645 to 2,948 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
San Leandro’s property crime rate is 39.2 per 1,000 residents.
| San Leandro | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 39.2 per 1,000 residents | 15.5 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 5.5 per 1,000 residents | 3.3 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the San Leandro Unified school district. Two of its 18 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 969 | – |
| San Leandro HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,510 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Since 1998, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in San Leandro.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
17 miles of trail in 19 parks and preserves. The trail density in San Leandro is 1.1 miles per square mile. Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline, at 187 acres with 5.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| San Leandro | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline | 5.3 mi | 187 |
| 2. Marina Park | 3 mi | 38 |
| 3. San Leandro Ball Park | — | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 8,374 U.S. towns with household incomes like San Leandro’s, it is less healthy than 52%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
San Leandro beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 40% of adults feel lonely in San Leandro.
| San Leandro | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 29% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | San Leandro | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 43.5°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 74.5°.
San Leandro has warm winters and cool summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
San Leandro has about as many jobs (45,708) as working residents, but only 4,856 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave San Leandro for work: only 12% work in town. Jobs based in San Leandro grew to 45,708 in 2023, 6,705 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Oakland (16%), San Francisco (14%) and Hayward (6%).
| San Leandro | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 16% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the California average. 18% of San Leandro residents are under 18. San Leandro has lost 6.2% of its people since 2020, down to 85,353 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| San Leandro | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.9 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 16% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1 point. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 43.2, men 40.9.
| San Leandro | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.3% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.7% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.4% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.8% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 17.8% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.8% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.2% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical value, about $798K, is 12% below its May 2022 peak. At about $798K, home values are down 3% in five years, against a rise of 13% across California.
The typical San Leandro home is worth about $798,000, about the same as a year ago, close to the California typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
32 within 15 miles of the center of San Leandro
About 6 of every 100 San Leandro residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
2 places in San Leandro on the National Register of Historic Places.
29 notable people were born in San Leandro.
City in California, United States
San Leandro (Spanish for "St. Leander") is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area; between Oakland to the northwest, and Ashland, Castro Valley, and Hayward to the southeast. The population was 91,008 as of the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with San Leandro.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Leandro | #485 | C− | D | D | B− | B+ |
| Oakland | #604 | D | D | D− | C | B+ |
| San Lorenzo | #239 | B− | C− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Ashland | #500 | C− | D | — | C+ | C+ |
| Castro Valley | #51 | A− | D− | — | A | A− |
| Hayward | #528 | C− | D | D | C+ | B+ |
San Lorenzo, Ashland and Castro Valley report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare San Leandro with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
San Leandro grades C− overall, better than 21% of U.S. towns and #485 of 841 in California. It grades B+ for health, D for safety and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. That is 5.9 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 D.
29 notable people were born here, including Lloyd Bridges and Craig Federighi.
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