Best PlacesSan Ramon, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around San Ramon, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
San Ramon ranks 96th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in San Ramon
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.
San Ramon's strengths and weaknesses
Where San Ramon ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of cities
- Household income$204,153 median, better than 99% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of cities
Where San Ramon ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,942 a month, better than only 3% of cities
- Short commute34.7 minutes each way, better than only 6% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 14% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 24% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in San Ramon
A household needs to earn about $394,000 a year to comfortably buy the median San Ramon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $204,153, 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 San Ramon's effective rate of 0.82%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in San Ramon
San Ramon's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for San Ramon.
Who works in San Ramon, and how
Work in San Ramon centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in San Ramon
San Ramon has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of cities and more parkland per resident than 80% of cities. The coast is about 38 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of San Ramon and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in San Ramon, month by month
San Ramon sees roughly 170 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 38° |
| April | 73° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 92° | 71° | 57° |
| October | 82° | 64° | 49° |
Flying in and out of San Ramon
San Francisco Bay Oakland International sits about 16 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 San Ramon
Schools across San Ramon average an A, better than 91% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Altamont Creek ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- Golden View ElementaryD− · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- William Mendenhall MiddleA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Dougherty Valley HighA+ · 95% proficient
- California HighA+ · 90% proficient
- Monte Vista HighA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every San Ramon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
San Ramon 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 San Ramon against the other 2,097 cities.
Who San Ramon suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of cities and 34% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 87% of cities, health care access beats 71%, and it is quieter than 73%.
Common questions about living in San Ramon
Is San Ramon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, San Ramon ranks 96th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on population health, high incomes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on childcare costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is San Ramon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,502,200. The overall cost of living runs about 44% above the national average. Set against a $204,153 median income, cost of living beats 92% of cities.
Is San Ramon safe?
Yes, San Ramon is safer than 78% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $250 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in San Ramon?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 38. That works out to about 170 pleasant days a year, more than 87% of cities.
Is San Ramon good for families?
Schools beat 91% of cities, crime safety beats 78%, and childcare runs $1,942 a month.
Compare San Ramon with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to San Ramon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in San Ramon 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.
San Ramon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for San Ramon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in San Ramon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of San Ramon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in San Ramon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
San Ramon 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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