Neighborhood

Empire Ave, Antioch, CA

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2.9 /5
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Ranked 7th /18 in Antioch, CA

Neighborhood Factors

Market Conditions

  • Neighborhood Factors
    Price
    $644.38k
  • Neighborhood Factors
    Overvalued
    $16k
  • Neighborhood Factors
    Appreciation
    -5%

Neighborhood Reviews & Questions

Neighborhood Review
Key Words: Tri City Border, Strong Schools, Suburban Newer

Empire Avenue covers Antioch's far eastern edge, where the city blends into Oakley and Brentwood so smoothly the boundary mostly lives on paper. That tri-city geography is the quiet advantage. School assignments split across district lines, and a number of addresses feed Brentwood and Oakley campuses such as Pioneer Elementary, Adams Middle, and Heritage and Freedom high schools, which is a big part of why this pocket posts the strongest school lineup of any Antioch neighborhood on Houseberry. The housing is newer suburban stock, and daily life leans east: Brentwood and Oakley shopping is often closer than Antioch's own, and east-side Highway 4 access keeps commutes moving. Everything here needs a car, and the drive west toward the inner Bay Area is as long as East County gets. For buyers chasing the best schools they can reach at an Antioch price, this border pocket is usually where the search ends. The address says Antioch; the daily routine often says Brentwood.

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Top Neighborhoods in Antioch, CA

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Newlove-Newlove, Antioch, CA
Overall Score : 3.4
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Overall Score : 3.3
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Neighborhood Amenities

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    Near good merchants

    1.6

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    Public Spaces

    2.6

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    Curb Appeal

    3.5

Overall Amenities score: 2.7

Median Price

0.20.40.60.81.0$-4$-2$2$4

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Schools serving this Neighborhood

School NameTypeGradesHouseberry School Score
Carmen Dragon Elementary PrimaryK-7
1.9/5
Pioneer Elementary PrimaryK-5
3.1/5
Black Diamond Middle Middle6-8
2/5
Adams (J. Douglas) Middle Middle6-8
3.9/5
Deer Valley High High9-12
3/5
Heritage High High9-12
4.1/5
Freedom High High9-12
3/5
Liberty High High9-12
3.6/5

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Houseberry School Score Data

from CA Dept. of Education

Houseberry recommends using these scores as only a starting point, and conducting your own investigation into what schools fit best for your preferences. School boundaries are not guaranteed and may change. It is important to contact the appropriate school district to confirm enrollment eligibility before making any decision to move to a neighborhood.

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Top Neighborhoods in Antioch, CA

1st
Neighborhood Iamge
Nortonville-Nortonville, Antioch, CA
Overall Score : 3.5
Nortonville is barely a neighborhood in the usual sense, and that is precisely i... See Full Page
2nd
Neighborhood Iamge
Newlove-Newlove, Antioch, CA
Overall Score : 3.4
Newlove covers a quiet run of east Antioch where the city eases into Oakley, and... See Full Page
3rd
Neighborhood Iamge
West-Hartley, Antioch, CA
Overall Score : 3.3
West-Hartley borrows its name from one of the 1860s coal towns of the old Mount ... See Full Page

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