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State: CA
Environment: Suburban,Lake,Boating Community,
City Population: 10,000-25,000
Median age of Population: 25-44
Avg Jan Temperature: 41-60
Avg July Temperature: 60-80
Median HH Income: 80,000+
Average Home Price (MLS): $500,001+
Annual Property Tax on a $200,000 house: 2000-4000
Total Crime Index: 81-90 (low)
Cost of Living Index: 121+ (very high)
Culture Index: 101-110 (slightly above average)
State Sales Tax: Yes
State Income Tax: Yes
Name of the Guide: boomer1

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What It Is Like to Retire in Discovery Bay

Discovery Bay is a unique, waterfront-based town in the East Bay area of California, midway between Walnut Creek and Stockton. Brentwood is very close by. Discovery Bay Country Club his also here. Discovery Bay offers the ability to live on the water with your own private marina and have boating be a major part of your life. The population is just under 9,000. Discovery Bay is a real town with schools and other public facilities.

Where to Retire in Discovery Bay and Home Prices

Discovery Bay is a waterfront community of 3,500+ homes with private docks and access to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Now Discovery Bay has grown and added Discovery Bay West which features gated and non-gated "off-water" communities. Discovery Bay home prices have continued to rise since 2014, with Zillow reporting the median home value about $633,099 in early 2020. The most desirable homes on the water are priced much higher than that.

What Is Special about Discovery Bay

Discovery Bay lets you live in a waterfront community with boating as a major theme.

What Is Not Special about Discovery Bay

Discovery Bay is a bit isolated.

Who Will Like Retirement in Discovery Bay

Folks who want to live on the water will like it in Discovery Bay.

Local Economy Is Driven by

Discovery Bay has a diverse economy with health care, retail and manufacturing all drivers.

Climate and Physical Environment

Discover Bay in very near Brentwood and is halfway between Walnut Creek and Stockton. It is in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River basin. The average July high is 91, the average Jan. high is 53 and the low is 38. January is the rainiest month (3")

Restaurants & Cultural Scene

There is a very full event calendar in Discovery Bay with something happening almost every day - a dog show, festival, or the like.

Crime

Crime in Discovery Bay is relatively lower than the national average.

Medical Facilities

The nearest facilities are in nearby Antioch, Walnut Creek, and Stockton.

Transportation

Stockton Metropolitan Airport is 25 miles away, Oakland International Airport is about 50 miles from Discovery Bay.

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Facts about DISCOVERY BAY

State: CA
Environment: Suburban,Lake,Boating Community,
City Population: 10,000-25,000
Median age of Population: 25-44
Avg Jan Temperature: 41-60
Avg July Temperature: 60-80
Median HH Income: 80,000+
Average Home Price (MLS): $500,001+
Annual Property Tax on a $200,000 house: 2000-4000
Total Crime Index: 81-90 (low)
Cost of Living Index: 121+ (very high)
Culture Index: 101-110 (slightly above average)
State Sales Tax: Yes
State Income Tax: Yes
Name of the Guide: boomer1

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Discovery Bay : California

What It Is Like to Retire in Discovery Bay

Where to Retire in Discovery Bay and Home Prices

What Is Special about Discovery Bay

What Is Not Special about Discovery Bay

Who Will Like Retirement in Discovery Bay

Local Economy Is Driven by

Climate and Physical Environment

Restaurants & Cultural Scene

Crime

Medical Facilities

Transportation

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