Fairmede-Hilltop, Richmond, California

The area has become a booming bedroom community since a high increase in new housing being built in the desirable neighborhood.

This area is of interest due to its proximity to job centers in Oakland and San Francisco, its relative adjacency compared to other suburbs, and affordability.

Many single family attached and detached homes as well as condos and apartment developments have been added, along with many new shops and strip malls since the late 1990s.

Geographically the area enjoys excellent views of the San Pablo Bay due to its medium elevation.

[2] The Hilltop Retail Plaza once featured a 12-foot (3.7m) statue called "Sold" christened in 1978; however it mysteriously disappeared in 1988 leading to a 2 million dollar lawsuit.