Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill is a bedroom town that has done a good job of combining shops, restaurants, stores, and a large movie complex into a town center. Known as the town with the best bookstores and libraries in Contra Costa County, and home to Diablo Valley College, one of the most successful community colleges in the state in transferring students to top universities.

With a population of 32,837 and 13, 753 households, Pleasant Hill is a middle-class community moving toward professional. Being an older suburb, Pleasant Hill has time to grow its trees and shrubs. Many of the 1950s-1960s well-kept homes have been remodeled or upgraded. Newest homes can be found on the west side.

Pleasant Hill has a park district with 11 city parks and a canal trail that winds through town. Soccer, tennis, softball, swimming, bowling, dance, basketball, excursions and more offered through the city. There is an active program for seniors, including dances, and many classes at adult school. Waterworld Swim Park is nearby in Concord.

Sun Valley, the regional shopping mall, is located at the city limits, and The Willows, another mall, is just on the other side of the freeway. Bank of America employs hundreds in four office buildings near the freeway. Chevron and Lucent also have large office buildings nearby. 

Some complaints about noise from planes taking off and landing at Buchanan Airport in Concord, so check with neighbors if buying a home. One BART Station with a second station a short drive away in Lafayette.