Pleasant Hill , California

Moving to Concord/Martinez/Pleasant Hill
Hello. We want to move to the Bay Area and the areas that we are looking into are Concord/Martinez/Pleasant Hill. Can you give me the good, bad and the ugly of each place?

Just moved from pleasant hill. Love that city so much. Super family oriented and great local government. Weather is to die for and WAY cheaper than walnut creek. Schools are good too even though you said that is not a current criteria. PH is pretty diverse racially and economically which is something I miss actually. Super park on the weekend culture so community is usually pretty tight. Tons of high quality sports leagues locally where you can make friends (PHMSA etc.). San Fran commute is rough as you kind of have to drive to Lafayette or walnut creek and Bart in. It is what it is, not tricky just a long commute. Some people try to start at north Concord, even though it's further you can get an empty car (seat) most the time. DM me if you have more specific questions.

Moving to Concord/Martinez/Pleasant Hill
Hello. We want to move to the Bay Area and the areas that we are looking into are Concord/Martinez/Pleasant Hill.

Can you give me the good, bad and the ugly of each place?

Born and raised in Concord, moved to Martinez and went to school in PH. I love the Diablo Valley.

Concord is working class with some rougher spots but nothing all that bad. I’ve heard 4 corners down by Ellis Lake is rough at night but I’ve honestly never been. There are rich parts too (south side of Cowell Rd) and Todos Santos Plaza is an absolutely underrated gem. Nice little European style square with great food and drinks. There are parts of Concord that end up using WC schools too if that’s a metric you’re looking for. Concord is the most extreme weather wise, hottest summers and would actually get frost in the winter (never got frost when we lived in Martinez). Commuting down Treat/Ygnacio valley can be 40 minutes at peak times. I like Concord a ton, I like the heat, I love Mt Diablo, I love the tiny bit of crust Concord seems to carry compared to PH or WC.

Walnut Creek is probably the nicest and best for commuting. Nice little downtown that ends up making the town lots of money. Coffee shops, bars, Neiman Marcus yadadada, all fun to walk around. Used to see Steph/Ayesha Curry when they lived up on Rudgear. South of 680/24 tends to be very white until you get to Dublin. There’s tons of great neighborhoods tucked up into the Diablo foothills and bordering Lafayette. Just an all around nice suburban place. You would have a hard time convincing me any neighborhood in Walnut Creek is rough.

Pleasant Hill is a great little town that feels like either town depending on where you are. Poets corner neighborhood is most sought after with cute little old houses and good schools. North of 680 in the monument corridor will be not as nice. Pleasant Hill is just…..pleasant.

Thinking of moving from SF Pleasant Hill/ WC/ Concord. help!

Hello All, I currently live in South San Francisco (outer mission) and work in the city. Because of the Pandemic and WFH, I have been spending most of my time just in the house. Living in the city dosen't make any sense anymore. As much as I love the city, I am thinking maybe it's time to move back to the suburbs. This was my eventual plan in the next 2-3 years anyways,

I am a 29 year old female and am thinking of buying my first home or condo in Pleasant Hill / Concord/ WC since they are somewhat affordable. I want to live somewhere that is not just young families, but single people/ younger people too. I don't mind driving to downtown WC or wherever, and if I ever feel like I want to go into the City, I could do a quick drive to bart

WC has a bit of a nightlife, Pleasant Hill and Concord don't really. Nothing is going to be anything like SF for socializing. Nowhere close. It's a tradeoff. These are the burbs, make no mistake.

Pleasant Hill is pretty nice imo, quieter and less sketchy areas than Concord. Walnut Creek can get kinda snobby and is pretty damned white in general.

I've lived in all 3, they all have their pluses.

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