About Living in Pleasant Hill…
The attractive community of Pleasant Hill has grown to nearly 36,000 residents since its incorporation in 1961. Since 2000 when it opened its new downtown, Pleasant Hill has developed a sense of identity and a strong financial base. The downtown area near the city hall and its lake, is part of a redevelopment project that has become a jewel for residents and visitors alike.
Located in the central part of Contra Costa County alongside Interstate 680, Pleasant Hill has a nearby BART station and extensive County Connection bus lines to serve both residents and commuters. The commute has been aided by recent improvements and expansion of Interstate 680. Pleasant Hill is close to two BART Stations, and its back roads allow access to the freeway from a variety of points.
Primarily a bedroom community, the city has a mix of new developments and older neighborhoods. Pleasant Hill is especially proud to be the home of the county’s main central library as well as the home to Diablo Valley College, one of the leading state community colleges, and John F. Kennedy University, a multi-disciplinary college with a law school and other professional schools. The city’s schools are served by the Mt. Diablo Unified School District.
Located in the central part of Contra Costa County alongside Interstate 680, Pleasant Hill has a nearby BART station and extensive County Connection bus lines to serve both residents and commuters. The commute has been aided by recent improvements and expansion of Interstate 680. Pleasant Hill is close to two BART Stations, and its back roads allow access to the freeway from a variety of points.
Primarily a bedroom community, the city has a mix of new developments and older neighborhoods. Pleasant Hill is especially proud to be the home of the county’s main central library as well as the home to Diablo Valley College, one of the leading state community colleges, and John F. Kennedy University, a multi-disciplinary college with a law school and other professional schools. The city’s schools are served by the Mt. Diablo Unified School District.
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The creation of the new Pleasant Hill Downtown has dramatically improved the quality of life of the community. Restaurants, movies, plays, musicals, symphonies, art exhibits, Pleasant Hill has them or they are within a 10-minute drive. It also has a popular YMCA and one of the best Senior and Teen Centers in the East Bay Area. Contra Costa County’s largest library is in Pleasant Hill.
During the warm spring and summer months, the City hosts a free outdoor summer concert series where many residents of the city and surrounding communities come to sit on the lawn area around the lake at City Hall and listen to a variety of local live bands every other Sunday evening. And only a few steps from busy city streets in Pleasant Hill is an entirely different world, a network of beautiful regional trails for jogging, hiking, bicycling, and walking with many of these trails passing through the heart of the city. These trails allow the user a chance to enjoy a leisurely, rural pace while |
experiencing beautiful trails in fresh air and landscaped surroundings with some trails providing sweeping vistas of the nearby hills and Mt. Diablo.
School scores are generally in the 80th and 90th percentiles, the top twenty percent in the state. Pleasant Hill is the home of Diablo Valley College, which leads state community colleges in transfers to four-year universities and as a result, gets high marks for academics.
Pleasant Hill weather is best described as balmy. Pleasant Hill is about five miles as the Sea Gull flies from Carquinez Strait. In winter when tule fog flows out of the Strait, the inland cities catch some of the fog, but not as much as the river towns. In the summer, breezes from the Strait soften the heat.
When Pleasant Hill was a farm community, a canal was built through the town for irrigation. Today, rain or shine, people take to the paved canal trail to jog, stroll, or ride bikes. Pleasant Hill is bordered on one side by a large recreational park, served by the Pleasant Hill Recreation and Park District. The city has eleven parks with many activities for children and adults. Diablo Valley College attracts many people interested in swimming, exercising, artistic pursuits, as well as job training and retraining.
Much of Pleasant Hill offers views of Mt Diablo and rolling hills. The homes are comfortable and well maintained. Most of the streets have mature trees and well-maintained lawns.
School scores are generally in the 80th and 90th percentiles, the top twenty percent in the state. Pleasant Hill is the home of Diablo Valley College, which leads state community colleges in transfers to four-year universities and as a result, gets high marks for academics.
Pleasant Hill weather is best described as balmy. Pleasant Hill is about five miles as the Sea Gull flies from Carquinez Strait. In winter when tule fog flows out of the Strait, the inland cities catch some of the fog, but not as much as the river towns. In the summer, breezes from the Strait soften the heat.
When Pleasant Hill was a farm community, a canal was built through the town for irrigation. Today, rain or shine, people take to the paved canal trail to jog, stroll, or ride bikes. Pleasant Hill is bordered on one side by a large recreational park, served by the Pleasant Hill Recreation and Park District. The city has eleven parks with many activities for children and adults. Diablo Valley College attracts many people interested in swimming, exercising, artistic pursuits, as well as job training and retraining.
Much of Pleasant Hill offers views of Mt Diablo and rolling hills. The homes are comfortable and well maintained. Most of the streets have mature trees and well-maintained lawns.
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