Neighborhood Factors

Market Conditions

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    Price
    $849.31k
  • Neighborhood Factors
    Overvalued
    $24k(2)
  • Neighborhood Factors
    Appreciation
    10%(2)

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Neighborhood Reviews & Questions

Neighborhood Review
Key Words: Walkable Core, Arterial Corridor, Established Blocks

Central is the part of Hercules that actually feels like a town center. It runs along the San Pablo Avenue spine in the middle of the city, and it is the most walkable corner Hercules has, with everyday errands, bus stops, and older established blocks closer together than anywhere else in town. This is where Hercules does its day-to-day business. You are near the San Pablo Avenue corridor for shopping and food, close to the civic core, and well placed for WestCAT service and the I-80 ramps. The housing skews older and more mixed than the master-planned tracts out east, which is part of why it carries a different, lived-in feel. The tradeoff is the arterial. San Pablo Avenue is a working road, not a quaint main street, so the busier blocks come with traffic and noise rather than storefront charm. Hercules has been planning for years to give this corridor a real downtown identity. For now, Central is the practical, get-things-done middle of the city.

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Top Neighborhoods in Hercules, CA

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Country Run, Hercules, CA
Overall Score : 3.9
Country Run is one of the better-placed neighborhoods in Hercules, and the reaso... See Full Page
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K and B, Hercules, CA
Overall Score : 3.7
K and B is a small, central Hercules neighborhood that sits close to the city's ... See Full Page
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The Trees, Hercules, CA
Overall Score : 3.7
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Neighborhood Amenities

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    Near good merchants

    2.5

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    Public Spaces

    3.4

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    Curb Appeal

    3

Overall Amenities score: 3.1

Median Price

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Schools serving this Neighborhood

School NameTypeGradesHouseberry School Score
Lupine Hills Elementary PrimaryK-5
2.8/5
Ohlone Elementary PrimaryK-5
3.3/5
Hercules Middle Middle6-8
3.1/5
Hercules High High9-12
3.5/5

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Houseberry School Score Data

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Top Neighborhoods in Hercules, CA

1st
Neighborhood Iamge
Country Run, Hercules, CA
Overall Score : 3.9
Country Run is one of the better-placed neighborhoods in Hercules, and the reaso... See Full Page
2nd
Neighborhood Iamge
K and B, Hercules, CA
Overall Score : 3.7
K and B is a small, central Hercules neighborhood that sits close to the city's ... See Full Page
3rd
Neighborhood Iamge
The Trees, Hercules, CA
Overall Score : 3.7
The Trees is the leafy counterpart to The Flowers, the other half of Hercules's ... See Full Page

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