Fact text

  • When Discovery Bay finally got its own ZIP code in 2007, locals celebrated by staging a paddle boat raft-up that set a world record.
  • Nearly 20% of Discovery Bay's total area is water, thanks to a network of man-made waterways and residential islands where homes have private docks.
  • The town was originally called 'Riverside' and 'River Lake' before residents rallied to rename it Discovery Bay in 1968.
Your
Discovery Bay
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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15904
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Total Population
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$
129004
Median Income
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$
640700
Median Home
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19
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Discovery Bay
ranks for retirees?
29
/ 100

A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.

Tax
8
Affordability
26
Healthcare
29
Climate
77

Results

Discovery Bay

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
8

California does not tax Social Security benefits, but retirees should factor in the state's income tax on other retirement income and a 7.25% baseline sales tax rate.

State sales tax here runs about

7

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
8
7
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
26

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
26
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
29

The area has

7

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

3

/5 CMS quality rating.

Source · CMS Hospital Compare
3
Retirement tax planning
04 - Climate

Weather & Comfort

Climate
77

A

Mild

climate — summers peak near

90

°F, winters dip to about

41

°F, with roughly

0

″ of snow a year.

Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Mild
Retirement tax planning
05 - Risk

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Very High

FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.

Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Very High

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