Best PlacesDowntown Concord, Concord, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Downtown Concord, Concord, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Downtown Concord, Concord ranks 3,897th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Downtown Concord, Concord
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Downtown Concord, Concord's strengths and weaknesses
Where Downtown Concord, Concord ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 178 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Downtown Concord, Concord ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,942 a month, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Short commute30.7 minutes each way, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Downtown Concord, Concord
A household needs to earn about $143,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Downtown Concord, Concord home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,752, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Downtown Concord, Concord's effective rate of 0.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Downtown Concord, Concord
Downtown Concord, Concord's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Downtown Concord, Concord.
Who works in Downtown Concord, Concord, and how
Work in Downtown Concord, Concord centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Downtown Concord, Concord
Downtown Concord, Concord has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 29 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Downtown Concord, Concord and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Downtown Concord, Concord, month by month
Downtown Concord, Concord sees roughly 178 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 51° | 41° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 72° | 58° |
| October | 82° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Downtown Concord, Concord
San Francisco Bay Oakland International sits about 20 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.5 million passengers in 2025, with 64 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Downtown Concord, Concord
Schools across Downtown Concord, Concord average a D+, better than 16% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- El Monte ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Wren Avenue ElementaryD · 17% proficient
- Meadow Homes ElementaryF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Valley View MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- El Dorado MiddleD− · 16% proficient
- Oak Grove MiddleF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- College Park HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Mt. Diablo HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Downtown Concord, Concord school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Downtown Concord, Concord measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Downtown Concord, Concord against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Downtown Concord, Concord
Is Downtown Concord, Concord a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Downtown Concord, Concord ranks 3,897th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on disaster risk and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Downtown Concord, Concord expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $561,412. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $84,752 median income, cost of living beats 39% of neighborhoods.
Is Downtown Concord, Concord safe?
Downtown Concord, Concord is safer than 18% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $826 per resident a year.
Compare Downtown Concord, Concord with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Downtown Concord, Concord. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Downtown Concord, Concord represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Downtown Concord, Concord detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Downtown Concord, Concord: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Downtown Concord, Concord: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Downtown Concord, Concord: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Downtown Concord, Concord: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Downtown Concord, Concord detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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