Living in Danville (California)

Danville (California) is a large place in California, United States, home to 44,400 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are people who put healthcare first (top 13%, #1,199 of 9,474), early retirees (top 13%, #1,396 of 10,762), business owners (top 16%, #1,826 of 12,111).

Residents44,400
Density– per km²
Area– km²
Hub airport22 km (Oakland San Francisco Bay)
Nearest city of 100k+18 km
Within 30 km1,749,500 people
Sea coast20 km
Climate typeMediterranean, warm summer (Csb)
Terrain around itabout 280 m, height range 310 m
Main railway line17.1 km
Distance to Washington, D.C.3,884 km
Within 10 km151,497 people
Greater areaGreater Oakland, 20 km out
Winter daylight9 h 32 min, sunset 1:53

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How Danville (California) ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in United States. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

ProfileScoreIn United StatesIn California
Young family48#5,987 of 11,898#156 of 863Map
Low-income household23#8,436 of 9,771#165 of 775Map
Low-income family37#5,557 of 8,006#67 of 709Map
Single parent46#3,760 of 6,237#64 of 612Map
Pensioner couple68#1,538 of 9,474#172 of 760Map
Single pensioner69#1,728 of 9,474#124 of 760Map
Early retiree69#1,396 of 10,762#189 of 811Map
Single professional58#1,886 of 4,537#262 of 532Map
Young professional60#1,949 of 4,444#276 of 527Map
DINKS66#1,350 of 3,053#241 of 420Map
Remote worker56#4,167 of 7,271#167 of 648Map
Commuter67#2,676 of 6,227#323 of 645Map
Car-free household59#1,781 of 3,933#285 of 490Map
Student50#1,990 of 2,119#254 of 267Map
First-home buyer35#5,743 of 8,006#143 of 709Map
Budget-constrained mover22#10,565 of 12,111#129 of 862Map
Urban lifestyle seeker57#1,698 of 4,114#275 of 506Map
Expat professional72#1,225 of 7,271#148 of 648Map
Healthcare-first mover73#1,199 of 9,474#112 of 760Map
Nature-focused household20#16,939 of 18,063#591 of 1060Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover35#4,586 of 16,523#544 of 1020Map
Rural value seeker5#17,557 of 18,063#714 of 1060Map
High-net-worth mover70#1,997 of 16,523#237 of 1020Map
Lottery winner72#1,925 of 21,167#250 of 1147Map
Climate-resilient relocation70#2,002 of 12,111#50 of 862Map
Coastal living65#3,292 of 6,413#249 of 490Map
Business owner71#1,826 of 12,111#185 of 862Map
Digital native46#2,833 of 4,750#359 of 551Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)94
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)93
  • Lifestyle and amenities90
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)86
  • Health and elderly80
  • Foundation79
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)77
  • Mobility and connectivity73
  • Safety and community71
  • Jobs and economy70
  • Sea or lake shore69
  • Education and family68
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)60
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)59
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)45
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)44
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance40
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance40
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance40
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)34
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)33
  • Green space13
  • Flat land (terrain relief)10
  • Affordability6
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0

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Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.