You will not come here for a famous restaurant row. You come for housing that still relates to a BART line, a college campus, and a short drive to the Richmond shoreline. The commercial streets are working streets.
The city is small enough to cross quickly and tied closely to its neighbors. Treat El Cerrito, Richmond, and San Pablo as one lived-in map, then pick the block that fits.
Known for
- Contra Costa College
- A central West County location
Getting around
No BART station inside the city limits. El Cerrito del Norte and Richmond stations are the nearby trains. Buses run the major avenues.
Around San Pablo
Nearby
West Contra Costa
Richmond
A working waterfront with a village hiding at Point Richmond.
OpenWest Contra Costa
El Sobrante
A valley community along San Pablo Dam Road.
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El Cerrito
Two BART stations and a hill that looks back at the bay.
OpenWest Contra Costa
Tara Hills
A hillside neighborhood between San Pablo and Pinole.
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