The 10 Worst Hayward Suburbs For 2022

The 10 Worst Hayward Suburbs To Live For 2022

We'll get the ball rolling with Richmond, the absolute worst place to live around Hayward according to the data.

And in the world of worst rankings, Richmond beat the competition pretty handily thanks to scoring in the bottom 15% in three major categories. Income is the 2nd worst in the Hayward area, and to make matters worse, the city ranks 4th worst when it comes to home values.

But hey, at least it's cheap to live there. But there's a reason for that... it's Richmond.

You won't feel bad about not having a great income for the area, there aren't a bunch of places to spend your money anyway.

Welcome to Pittsburg. Home to KMart, Big Lots, and a lot of gas stations.

This city is 29.2 miles to Hayward. Income levels here are the 5th lowest in the metro area, where families bring in about $83,163 a year, which doesn't go a long ways even on a shoestring budget.

But on the bright side, there are a lot of fast food joints in the area.

Back up the highway we go for the third worst Hayward suburb you can live in. You might have expected to see Antioch on here. While the cost of living is low, your entertainment and work options are limited. And that's an understatement.

In terms of numbers, it's in the worst 15% for insurance, and the adult high school drop out rate is poor compared to other Hayward suburbs.

But at least there are nice parks to bring the kids during the day.

If you live in San Pablo, most likely you struggle to make ends meet every month. It ranks as the lowest Hayward suburb when it comes to residents making money.

Not only that, but this is the 3rd worst unemployed suburb you can live in if you choose to live near Hayward. Remember, we looked at 66 cities for this study.

San Pablo is about 26.5 miles to downtown.

Oakland has the distinction of being a Hayward suburb. Which means that's about all it has going for it.

All snarkiness aside, Oakland has the 12th lowest home values in the metro Hayward area, where the median price is $730,000. To put that into perspective, in Los Altos, the median income is $250,001, which is the best in the area.

Oakland has an unemployment rate of 5.97% which ranks 8th worst.

Concord has 129,227 residents that probably know it's a pretty crummy place to live when you look at the data. (Or, if you've ever been there, you don't need to look at the data.)

Incomes are towards the bottom and the poverty rate sits at 9.010903426791275%.

Ah, San Leandro. You rank as the 7th worst place to live around Hayward.

It's the place with the 15th most out of work residents in the Hayward metro area (4.99%).

Pinole is a city about 28.3 miles from Hayward, but Hayward probably wishes it was further away. It ranks as the 8th worst burb for 2018.

You'd be hard pressed to find a worse place to live. Pinole has the 6th most uninsured people, 13th worst incomes, and has the 12th highest unemployment rate (5.13%) in the entire Hayward metro area.

Homes only cost $567,900 for a reason. That's cheap for Hayward standards.

If you absolutely have to live near Hayward, then San Jose might be a place for you to consider as it's only the 9th worst Hayward suburb.

About 4.65% of residents are out of work.

Rounding out the ten worst Hayward suburbs to call home is East Palo Alto.

Located 11.2 miles outside the city, East Palo Altos is a real pit when you look at the data. Its residents have the 3highest unemployment rate (4.14%), and poverty is far above the area average.