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43.35° N · 124.31° W · GEOID 4104400

Barview

Coos County, Oregon · part of the Coos Bay, OR metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Barview is home to 1,684 people. Median household income is $78,510 a year and median rent is $1,125 a month, 17.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $246,600, about 3.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,125
18% below the median place
Median household income
$78,510
2% below the median place
Median home value
$246,600
23% below the median place
Unemployment
6.0%
23% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Barview

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 11.1% a year while rent rose 1.4%, so pay gained on rent more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 104 Oregon places.
  • The median resident is 56.3 years old, older than in 97% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 104 Oregon places.
  • 90% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 90% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 104 Oregon places.
  • 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 87% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 92 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Barview

Coos County gains about 1.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,706
Moved out2,625
Net+81

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Oregon, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OregonOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$61K
Leavers$54K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Coos County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Coos County report $61,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $54,300, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$45,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,125 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,444 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $246,600.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 13.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Mims, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out6
$54,284
23% below the median place
Moved from another state1
3.4%
69% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$61,239
13% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBarviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.7%16% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.4%69% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure1.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$61,23913% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$54,28423% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 90.4%, 36% above the median place.

Barview17.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$45,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.2%
16% below the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
17% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$65,500
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Barview, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Swoyersville, PA12.5% vs 17.2%n/aCompare
Twin Lakes, WI12.1% vs 17.2%n/aCompare
Lakehills, TX13.9% vs 17.2%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
90.4%
36% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,786
45% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,444
23% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureBarviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,12518% below
Rent to income117.2%16% below
Property tax rate10.7%21% below
Home price to income13.1x17% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,17327% below
HUD area median income3County figure$83,50022% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,78645% below
Median home value1$246,60023% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure-0.0%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure46.9%9% below
Homeownership190.4%36% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure51.9%3% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,44423% below
Vacant homes1County figure9.9%41% above
Median year built119740% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
20 min
19% below the median place
Income per person1
$43,724
9% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBarviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$78,5102% below
Income per person1$43,7249% above
Unemployment1County figure6.0%23% above
Average annual pay5County figure$54,95317% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.3%43% above
Jobs5County figure23,10685% below
Poverty rate1County figure16.1%50% above
Mean commute120 min19% below
Works from home113.7%10% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 56.3, 44% above the median place.

Median age1
56.3
44% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
14.5%
55% below the median place
High school or higher1
86.0%
7% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband95.5% +3%
No health insurance8.6% +34%
Household size2.5 +0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureBarviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,6846646th largest
Median age156.344% above
Bachelor's or higher114.5%55% below
High school or higher186.0%7% below
Household size12.50% above
Born abroad1County figure4.0%55% below
No health insurance18.6%34% above
Homes with broadband195.5%3% above
05

Life in Barview

55 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k11.9 +7%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars23.3 +12%
Shops35.6 +17%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.3 −4%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Shops per 10k7
35.6
17% above the median place
Students per teacher10
18.0
17% above the median place
Public schools10
28
211% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBarviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure28211% above
Public school students10County figure8,21868% above
Students per teacher10County figure18.017% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure23.312% above
Shops per 10k7County figure35.617% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure19.34% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k811.97% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure55323% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 4.1, 95% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Barview. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk12
4.1
95% below the median place
Annual precipitation11
67.1 in
53% above the median place
July average high11
75°F
14% below the median place
All 8 weather and risk measures
MeasureBarviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure75°F14% below
January average low11County figure38°F49% above
Average temperature11County figure53°F3% below
Annual precipitation11County figure67.1 in53% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure91.91% below
Tornado risk12County figure4.195% below
Wildfire risk12County figure64.86% above
Heat wave risk12County figure50.244% below
08

Barview in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, down from 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,125/mo (2024)$1,420/mo$1,160 to $1,730/mo+3.9%
Median household income$78,510 (2024)$102,000$86,000 to $120,500+4.5%
Median home value$246,600 (2024)$363,000$264,000 to $500,000+6.7%

The median home would be worth 3.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Barview

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Mims, FL$1,250$59,005Compare
Apache Junction, AZ$1,146$60,975Compare
Bullhead City, AZ$1,079$50,556Compare
Picture Rocks, AZ$960$61,634Compare
Picture Rocks, AZBullhead City, AZApache Junction, AZMims, FLBarview, ORBarviewMimsApache JunctionBullhead CityPicture RocksBarviewMimsApache JunctionBullhead CityPicture Rocks

Common questions

Is Barview a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 11.1% a year while rent rose 1.4%, so pay gained on rent more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 104 Oregon places. The median resident is 56.3 years old, older than in 97% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 104 Oregon places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Barview expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $246,600.

What salary do you need to live in Barview?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $45,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Barview?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Mims, FL, Apache Junction, AZ, Bullhead City, AZ and Picture Rocks, AZ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Barview with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Barview itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/barview-oregon

Citytistics. “Barview, Oregon.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/barview-oregon/

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