Orinda.
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California·Contra Costa County
5 tracts·18K people·$1.9M median·1,417/mi²
White 67 · Asian 16 · Multiracial 10 · Hispanic 7 · Other 0 · Black 0
Married couple 67 · Living alone 21 · Other 13
San Francisco 19 · Oakland 11 · Orinda 6 · Berkeley 5 · Walnut Creek 4 · Elsewhere 55
Health 30 · Professional 28 · Leisure 14 · Retail 14 · Manufacturing 5 · Public admin 3 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 79 · Sales · office 10 · Service 7 · Production · transport 2 · Construction · maintenance 1
Drive alone 43 · Work from home 38 · Transit 10 · Carpool 5 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Orinda is $1,863,200 (Census ACS) — 4.1× the US median of $458,812.
Orinda has 19,514 residents across 4 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 47.5; the population is 66.8% White, 16.0% Asian, 9.8% Multiracial, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Other and 0.4% Black; the average household has 2.7 people; 85.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 2.2% (Census ACS).
Wagner Ranch Elementary (90%), Glorietta Elementary (86%) and Del Rey Elementary (85%) lead the elementary schools; Orinda Intermediate is the middle school with reported scores (82%); Miramonte High is the high school with reported scores (80%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is over $3,500/month (Census ACS).
The median household income in Orinda is over $250,000 a year (Census ACS).
In Orinda, median rent is over $3,500/month and the median home value is $1,863,200 (Census ACS).
Orinda reported 0.9 violent crimes and 7.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 78°F; winter lows average 42°F; there are 182 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 28 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Orinda are landslide (99), wildfire (97) and earthquake (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.11g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Orinda scores 8.7 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).