Tara Hills, California

Community in Contra Costa County · population 5,364 (2020 Census)

Median home: $661,200
Household income: $101,747
Jan low / Jul high: 44° / 71°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 1
Median age: 37.9

Tara Hills is a community of 5,364 people in Contra Costa County, California. The median home is worth $661,200, above the typical California town ($596,900). It ranks better transit than 96% of California towns, more of a college town than 95% of California towns, more walkable than 92% of California towns.

Tara Hills in our rankings:

How Tara Hills ranks

Percentile among California towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of California towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Tara Hills is worth $661,200, above the typical California town ($596,900). Homes cost about 6.5 times the median household income of $101,747, which is more affordable than 49% of California towns. Median rent is $2,451 a month. 68.8% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of California towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Tara Hills	Typical California town
Median home value	$661,200	$596,900
Median rent	$2,451	$1,827
Median household income	$101,747	$91,557
Home value ÷ income	6.5×	6.4×
Homeownership	68.8%	67.4%
Median year built	1964	1977
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Tara Hills

People	Tara Hills	Typical California town
Median age	37.9	40.2
Age 65 and over	15.3%	17.7%
Under 18	24.2%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	27.7%
Below the poverty line	8.6%	10.3%
Veterans	4.8%	—
Born outside the U.S.	30.6%	—
Work from home	9.0%	13.4%
Average commute	34.8 min	27.5 min
Homes with broadband	90.7%	93.3%

Weather in Tara Hills

July highs average 70.8°F and January lows 44.1°F. About 24.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.0 inches of snow (typical California town: 0.0 in). Expect about 5 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 0 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Richmond station (6.1 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

1 tornado has passed within 10 miles of Tara Hills since 1950, compared with 2 for the typical California town. The strongest, an F0, struck on December 5, 1998 about 4.7 miles from the town center. The most recent was on December 5, 1998.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Severe weather in Contra Costa County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Contra Costa County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 15 deaths recorded.

Contra Costa County has been included in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, drought, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 14, 2023	Flood	DR-4683: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
January 9, 2023	Flood	EM-3591: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
March 22, 2020	Biological	DR-4482: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3428: Covid-19
April 1, 2017	Flood	DR-4308: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides

Jobs and pay in Contra Costa County

Contra Costa County had 373,992 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $86,234 a year. Unemployment was 4.1% in 2023; in Tara Hills itself the ACS puts it at 7.8%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Tara Hills

Pinole, CA
0.5 mi · 19,022 people · home $718,600
Montalvin Manor, CA
0.7 mi · 3,099 people · home $438,600
El Sobrante, CA
1.6 mi · 15,524 people · home $758,800
Rollingwood, CA
2.1 mi · 3,015 people · home $600,000
San Pablo, CA
2.5 mi · 32,127 people · home $551,700
Hercules, CA
2.5 mi · 26,016 people · home $769,400
East Richmond Heights, CA
3.4 mi · 3,460 people · home $915,400
North Richmond, CA
3.4 mi · 4,175 people · home $623,900

Tara Hills questions

Is Tara Hills, California a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Tara Hills scores better for retirees than 27% of California towns and quieter than 10%. 15.3% of residents are 65 or older (median age 37.9).

How much does a house cost in Tara Hills?

The median owner-occupied home in Tara Hills is valued at $661,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $101,747, so homes cost about 6.5 times income. Median rent is $2,451 a month.

What is the weather like in Tara Hills?

July highs average 70.8°F and January lows 44.1°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 24.4 inches of precipitation a year and 0.0 inches of snow.

Does Tara Hills get tornadoes?

1 tornado has passed within 10 miles of Tara Hills since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F0 on December 5, 1998. The typical California town has had 2.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Tara Hills's Census boundary (GEOID 0677924). Comparisons use the median of California towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.