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San Ramon, CA
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San Ramon profile


Living in San Ramon



San Ramon is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 85,953 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, San Ramon is the 99th largest community in California.

San Ramon home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but San Ramon real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that San Ramon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 28.26% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, San Ramon is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, San Ramon really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is San Ramon perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in San Ramon is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In San Ramon, the average commute to work is 34.19 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

For the size of the city, public transportation in San Ramon is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For San Ramon, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to San Ramon, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. San Ramon is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 70.48% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in San Ramon in 2022 was $77,696, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $310,784 for a family of four.

San Ramon is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Ramon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of San Ramon residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in San Ramon include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European.

San Ramon also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 36.98%.

The most common language spoken in San Ramon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.