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Best places to live in Greater Berkeley

19 places with 462,866 residents within about 25 km of Berkeley, ranked for 29 household profiles. 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.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Berkeley, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Orinda
    California, 19,279 residents    54
  2. 2Hercules
    California, 25,314 residents    53
  3. 3Tara Hills
    California, 5,126 residents    52
  4. 4Rodeo
    California, 8,679 residents    52
  5. 5Rollingwood (California)
    California, 2,969 residents    52
  6. 6Montalvin
    California, 2,876 residents    51
  7. 7El Sobrante
    California, 12,669 residents    49
  8. 8Martinez (California)
    California, 38,137 residents    49
  9. 9San Pablo (California)
    California, 30,407 residents    49
  10. 10Pinole
    California, 19,269 residents    49

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For retired couples

  1. 1Orinda
    California, 19,279 residents    76
  2. 2Hercules
    California, 25,314 residents    75
  3. 3Tara Hills
    California, 5,126 residents    74
  4. 4Rodeo
    California, 8,679 residents    74
  5. 5Rollingwood (California)
    California, 2,969 residents    73
  6. 6San Pablo (California)
    California, 30,407 residents    73
  7. 7Montalvin
    California, 2,876 residents    73
  8. 8Martinez (California)
    California, 38,137 residents    73
  9. 9Pinole
    California, 19,269 residents    73
  10. 10Albany (California)
    California, 19,735 residents    71

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For remote workers

  1. 1Orinda
    California, 19,279 residents    62
  2. 2Hercules
    California, 25,314 residents    61
  3. 3Pinole
    California, 19,269 residents    59
  4. 4San Pablo (California)
    California, 30,407 residents    59
  5. 5Rodeo
    California, 8,679 residents    59
  6. 6Tara Hills
    California, 5,126 residents    58
  7. 7Martinez (California)
    California, 38,137 residents    57
  8. 8Albany (California)
    California, 19,735 residents    57
  9. 9El Sobrante
    California, 12,669 residents    56
  10. 10El Cerrito
    California, 23,549 residents    55

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For commuters

  1. 1Richmond (California)
    California, 109,708 residents    79
  2. 2Berkeley (California)
    California, 120,972 residents    78
  3. 3San Pablo (California)
    California, 30,407 residents    74
  4. 4El Cerrito
    California, 23,549 residents    74
  5. 5Albany (California)
    California, 19,735 residents    73
  6. 6Kensington (California)
    California, 5,077 residents    72
  7. 7East Richmond Heights
    California, 3,280 residents    72
  8. 8El Sobrante
    California, 12,669 residents    71
  9. 9Rollingwood (California)
    California, 2,969 residents    71
  10. 10Emeryville
    California, 11,694 residents    70

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For single professionals

  1. 1Berkeley (California)
    California, 120,972 residents    72
  2. 2Richmond (California)
    California, 109,708 residents    71
  3. 3Albany (California)
    California, 19,735 residents    61
  4. 4El Cerrito
    California, 23,549 residents    61
  5. 5San Pablo (California)
    California, 30,407 residents    61
  6. 6El Sobrante
    California, 12,669 residents    59
  7. 7Emeryville
    California, 11,694 residents    58
  8. 8Orinda
    California, 19,279 residents    57
  9. 9Rodeo
    California, 8,679 residents    57
  10. 10Pinole
    California, 19,269 residents    56

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Orinda
    California, 19,279 residents    21
  2. 2Richmond (California)
    California, 109,708 residents    21
  3. 3El Sobrante
    California, 12,669 residents    21
  4. 4Hercules
    California, 25,314 residents    20
  5. 5El Cerrito
    California, 23,549 residents    19
  6. 6San Pablo (California)
    California, 30,407 residents    19
  7. 7Rodeo
    California, 8,679 residents    19
  8. 8Kensington (California)
    California, 5,077 residents    19
  9. 9Martinez (California)
    California, 38,137 residents    19
  10. 10Albany (California)
    California, 19,735 residents    19

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Towns in Greater Berkeley