Vine HillCA
A town of 3,540.
Is Vine Hill a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Vine Hill grades B+ overall, 116th among California's 841 graded towns. It is healthier than 77% of U.S. towns and its public schools beat 75% of California towns on state tests and graduation. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $632K for a typical one and 4.6 times the San Francisco metro’s $136K median household income. Vine Hill’s median rent is $2,460 a month, above both California’s towns ($1,895 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top.
What makes Vine Hill stand out
Where Vine Hill beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Vine Hill has grown 15% from 2010 to 2020
3,761 counted in 2010 and 4,323 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Vine Hill grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Vine Hill is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and 191 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vine Hill. 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 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 Vine Hill: who provides what
Vine Hill 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 Vine Hill.
Vine Hill trades workers with Martinez and other neighbors and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Conserved land covers 0.1% of Vine Hill
2.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Vine Hill is 1.4 miles per square mile.
| Vine Hill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.4 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For schools, Vine Hill earns an A−
Its public schools are run by the Martinez Unified school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Juntas ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 353 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Vine Hill faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For health, Vine Hill earns an A−
Against the 6,405 U.S. towns with household incomes like Vine Hill’s, it is healthier than 54%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
70% of adults had a checkup this year in Vine Hill. Vine Hill beats the California average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of adults have high blood pressure in Vine Hill.
| Vine Hill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Vine Hill | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.2% | 17.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 68% | 71.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Vine Hill, expect mild winters and pleasant summers
Vine Hill has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than California overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 20% of residents (24% statewide). 15% of Vine Hill residents are 65 or older. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Vine Hill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.2 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Vine Hill | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.6% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.6% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.6% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.8% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.5% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.5% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.3% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.4% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.2% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
Most working residents commute out of Vine Hill
Vine Hill has about as many jobs (1,720) as working residents, but only 26 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 1,149 in 2013 to 1,720.
Most working residents leave Vine Hill for work: only 1% work in town. Vine Hill’s median household income is $115,000. Jobs based in Vine Hill grew to 1,720 in 2023, 571 more than in 2013.
| Vine Hill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $115,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes in Vine Hill sell for about $1.02M
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Vine Hill
Colleges nearby
17 within 15 miles of the center of Vine Hill
About 6 of every 100 Vine Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Vine Hill
Census-designated place in California, United States
Vine Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 4,323 at the 2020 census. It is located 2.25 miles (3.6 km) east of downtown Martinez.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- Area code
- 925
Vine Hill’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Vine Hill.
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Questions about Vine Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vine Hill, CA a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Vine Hill grades B+ overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #116 of 841 in California. It grades A− for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Vine Hill, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $632,000, 17% 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 C−.