About 123,000 people live in Concord, a big, sprawling suburb east of the Oakland hills that works as a practical base for the eastern Bay Area. Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill and Martinez are all close. Downtown centers on Todos Santos Plaza, where the farmers market runs twice a week and summer concerts fill the evenings, and the big Toyota Pavilion brings in touring acts.
For outdoor time, Markham Nature Park and Lime Ridge Open Space are nearby, and Mount Diablo State Park has summit views worth the drive. Summers are hot and dry, often in the high 90s or above, and tule fog rolls in during winter. Living here is expensive, with housing costing roughly double the national norm, though it is cheaper than many towns closer to San Francisco. Property crime, especially car break-ins and vehicle theft, is the main worry, and corridors like Monument Boulevard call for extra caution at night.
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- Known as
- Gateway to Contra Costa County; Home of the Concord Pavilion (Toyota Pavilion); Largest city in Contra Costa County by area; Concord Jazz Festival legacy
- Founded
- 1869 laid out as Todos Santos; renamed Concord in 1869; 1905 incorporated
- Languages
- English; Spanish; Tagalog; Chinese; Punjabi; Vietnamese; Persian
- Airports
- Oakland International (OAK), about 27 miles southwest; San Francisco International (SFO), about 38 miles southwest; Buchanan Field (CCR) in Concord is general aviation only; Sacramento International (SMF), about 65 miles northeast; San Jose Mineta International (SJC), about 50 miles south
- Tipping
- Restaurants 18-20%; bars $1-2 per drink; taxis and rideshare 15-20%; hotel housekeeping $3-5 per night; bellhops $2-5 per bag; counter service optional; delivery 15-20%
About this data
Population (123,261, July 1 2025), land area (30.55 sq mi), median owner value and median gross rent are from Census QuickFacts, fetched this pass. Concord here is Concord, California. Metro figure uses the requested San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley MSA value (4,640,000). Visitor site and event page are from Visit Concord found in search. Elevation, coordinates, founding, event names and months (several not verified as current), hotel ranges, tipping, cost-of-living index, crime rates, airport distances, home sale price and 1BR rent are approximate or from general knowledge and not verified in this pass; lower confidence. URLs not load-tested.
