What kinds of homes are in Danville, CA?

Name: Types of homes in Danville, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Danville, CA has 16,004 (±397) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 885 homes per square mile of land.

77.4% are detached single-family houses.

1.6% are in buildings of two to four units.

6.0% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 16,004 (±397)
Detached houses: 77.4%
2–4 unit buildings: 1.6%
5+ unit buildings: 6.0%

Homes in Danville by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Danville	Contra Costa County	California	United States
Single-family, detached	77.4% (±2.4 points)	67.5%	57.0%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	14.9% (±1.9 points)	8.9%	7.4%	6.2%
2 units	0.2% (±0.3 points)	1.4%	2.4%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	1.4% (±0.7 points)	4.2%	5.4%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	1.3% (±1.0 points)	3.7%	5.7%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	1.9% (±0.8 points)	3.1%	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.8% (±0.9 points)	9.7%	13.6%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.0% (±0.1 points)	1.4%	3.5%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%

In Danville, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Contra Costa County (16.5%).

It is also lower than in California (24.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Danville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Danville
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Danville	—	6.0% (±1.6 points)	—
Diablo	2.1 mi	0.0% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Blackhawk	3.1 mi	1.4% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Alamo	3.8 mi	1.9% (±2.4 points)	Lower
San Ramon	3.8 mi	19.2% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Norris Canyon	4.7 mi	0.0% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Camino Tassajara	4.9 mi	15.7% (±8.4 points)	Higher
San Miguel (Contra Costa County)	6.3 mi	0.5% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Castle Hill	6.5 mi	0.0% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Blackhawk, CA (1.4%), Alamo, CA (1.9%), San Miguel (Contra Costa County), CA (0.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: San Ramon, CA (19.2%), Camino Tassajara, CA (15.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Contra Costa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
19	Pinole	9.9% (±3.2 points)
20	Moraga	9.1% (±3.0 points)
21	Reliez Valley	7.8% (±8.6 points)
22	North Richmond	7.2% (±6.2 points)
23	Vine Hill	7.0% (±7.1 points)
24	Rodeo	6.5% (±3.6 points)
25	Danville	6.0% (±1.6 points)
26	Rollingwood	5.5% (±7.7 points)
27	Pacheco	4.9% (±6.4 points)
28	Brentwood	4.1% (±1.3 points)
29	Orinda	4.0% (±2.2 points)
30	Oakley	3.5% (±1.2 points)
31 (tie)	Byron	3.4% (±12.1 points)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Contra Costa County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Danville

How many homes are in Danville?

Danville, CA has an estimated 16,004 (±397) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Danville houses or apartments?

77.4% are detached houses and 14.9% attached houses, while 7.6% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Danville?

1.6% of homes in Danville are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Danville town, California

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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