The appeal is residential: elevation, trees, and a feeling of being above the corridor. There is no downtown of its own. El Cerrito, San Pablo, and Richmond supply stores, BART, and the waterfront.
Wildfire and hill-road realities belong in the decision, the same as in the Berkeley and Oakland hills. The payoff is the outlook over the bay.
Known for
- Hill views
- Residential streets above the flats
Getting around
A car handles the hills. El Cerrito del Norte and Richmond BART are the downhill train options.
Nearby
West Contra Costa
Richmond
A working waterfront with a village hiding at Point Richmond.
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El Cerrito
Two BART stations and a hill that looks back at the bay.
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San Pablo
A compact city between Richmond and the hills.
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Kensington
A hillside community between Berkeley and El Cerrito.
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