Residents of Contra Costa County love the area’s excellent public schools, abundance of nature preserves and walking trails, and easy commute to San Francisco. Towns in the county include Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, Danville, El Cerrito, Hercules, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Oakley, Orinda, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Pablo, San Ramon, and Walnut Creek.
Visitors and residents alike enjoy hiking Mt. Diablo, exploring the John Muir National Historic Site, and taking the family to Pixieland. Like much of the Bay Area, housing costs throughout Contra Costa County are quite high. With SB 9, urban lot splits and duplex developments will create more affordable homes in the East Bay and across California.