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San Ramon, California, in Contra Costa county, is 8 miles NE of Castro Valley, California (center to center) and 16 miles E of Oakland, California. The city is included in the Oakland metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 44,722 people lived in San Ramon.
In San Ramon, about 64% of adults are married. San Ramon is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in city is married (though of course they're not).
In 2000, San Ramon had a median family income of $106,321. Many people in San Ramon make a good living. The bulk of the population of the city is doing well, with money to spend. San Ramon doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the city have earned college degrees than have people in most other cities in California. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in San Ramon.)
San Ramon residents donated more money ($28,805) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the city.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in San Ramon.
An estimated 71% of living spaces in San Ramon are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The housing stock in the city is younger than in most places. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in San Ramon as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In San Ramon, 89% of commuters drive to work.
San Ramon strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. State) | Top 18% | |
Comparing San Ramon to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):
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| Racial Diversity |  |  |
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| Working at Home | | |
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| Short Commute Times | | |
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| People Living Alone | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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