Funeral prices in Alameda County, California
The median and the least expensive, service by service
| Service | Median | Least expensive |
|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation | $2,123from 10 price lists | $1,425Deer Creek Funeral Service |
| Cremation with a service | $7,545from 5 price lists | $4,035Monte Vista Memorial Gardens and Mortuary |
| Immediate burial | $2,835from 10 price lists | $2,435Monte Vista Memorial Gardens and Mortuary |
| Burial with a graveside service | $3,335from 7 price lists | $2,935Mission Funeral Home |
| Traditional funeral | $5,985from 6 price lists | $4,035Monte Vista Memorial Gardens and Mortuary |
11 published funeral homes in Alameda County, side by side.
The newest price list behind these figures is dated Aug 31, 2026. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
How much does a funeral cost in Alameda County, California
What each home charges
| Funeral home | Town | Direct cremation | Cremation with a service | Immediate burial | Burial with a graveside service | Traditional funeral | Price list posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. P. Bannon Mortuary Oakland Map | $2,110 | $7,545 | $3,835 | $5,535 | $7,035 | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| Chapel of the Chimes Oakland Map | $3,040 | not posted | $4,665 | not posted | not posted | Oct 14, 2021 | |
| Chapel of the Chimes Funeral Home Hayward | $2,235 | not posted | $5,060 | not posted | not posted | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| Deer Creek Funeral Service , Castro Valley Castro Valley | $1,425 least expensive here | not posted | $2,635 | not posted | not posted | Jul 1, 2025 | |
| Deer Creek Funeral Service , Dublin Dublin | $1,425 least expensive here | not posted | $2,635 | not posted | not posted | Jul 1, 2025 | |
| Grant Miller – John Cox Mortuary Oakland | $2,885 | $7,620 | $3,035 | $5,610 | $7,815 | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| Grissoms Chapel & Mortuary San Lorenzo | $2,035 | not posted | $2,535 | $3,335 | $4,935 | Dec 1, 2025 | |
| Lima Family Milpitas-Fremont Mortuary Fremont | $3,845 | $8,920 | $5,335 | $7,810 | $10,365 | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| Mission Funeral Home Hayward Map | not posted | not posted | not posted | $2,935 least expensive here | $4,235 | Jun 1, 2026 | |
| Monte Vista Memorial Gardens and Mortuary Livermore Map | $2,135 | $4,035 least expensive here | $2,435 least expensive here | $3,135 | $4,035 least expensive here | Apr 1, 2026 | |
| Santos Robinson Mortuary San Leandro | $1,625 | $4,035 least expensive here | $2,435 least expensive here | $3,135 | not posted | Sep 22, 2025 |
Sorted by funeral home name.
What each column means
- Direct cremation
- No viewing and no ceremony. The transfer into the funeral home's care, the cremation itself, and the filings.
- Cremation with a service
- A viewing or a ceremony first, then cremation.
- Immediate burial
- Burial with no viewing and no ceremony beforehand.
- Burial with a graveside service
- The ceremony is at the graveside, with none at the funeral home beforehand.
- Traditional funeral
- A viewing, a ceremony, then burial.
A filled dot marks the least expensive figure in that column among the homes on this table.
A cell reading "not posted" means that home's own price list carries no figure for that service. We never estimate one.
Every figure is that home's own posted price with its county's permit fee and one certified copy of the death certificate added, wherever both are on file, rounded once. Open a home to change the county or the number of copies. A figure here includes a casket only where that home's own page says so. Otherwise the casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
How this table is built
We do not yet publish how many funeral homes operate in this county, so this is every published home here rather than a proportion of the county's total. That total is still being collected.
Statewide there are 1,095 funeral homes operating today in California, by the state rosters. 1,197 of them post a price list we hold, and 377 have been read and reviewed far enough to publish. The rest are homes our collecting has not reached, not homes that charge nothing.
Every price here is rounded on purpose. A funeral home's own general price list is the only source, the date it carries is on the row, and the home's name links to the page that shows the document. Where a figure is missing the row says so rather than leaving a blank a reader would have to interpret.
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