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38.01° N · 122.32° W · GEOID 0604470

Bayview

Contra Costa County, California · part of the San Francisco, CA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

CaliforniaBayview, CABayviewBayview

The short answer

Bayview is home to 2,751 people. Median household income is $162,537 a year and median rent is $2,784 a month, 20.6% 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 $654,900, about 4.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,784
104% above the median place
Median household income
$162,537
102% above the median place
Median home value
$654,900
105% above the median place
Unemployment
9.1%
87% 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 Bayview

  • Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 12.3% a year while rent rose 5%, so pay gained on rent more than in 94% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Median rent is $2,784 a month, higher than in 95% of places its size.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $129,900 a year left, more than in 90% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $57 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 91% of places its size.
  • Households average 3.18 people, larger than in 93% of places its size.
01

Moving to Bayview

Contra Costa County loses about 5.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in42,982
Moved out48,284
Net−5,302

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Alameda County, CA12,8317,605+5,226
Solano County, CA2,1473,871−1,724
San Francisco County, CA3,5542,309+1,245
Santa Clara County, CA3,2451,540+1,705
San Mateo County, CA2,4281,317+1,111
San Joaquin County, CA1,3661,931−565
Sacramento County, CA1,0661,960−894
Los Angeles County, CA1,3061,396−90

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$133K
Leavers$131K

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

Who moves here
5.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Contra Costa County report $133,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $131,300.
Income you would need
$111,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,784 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,841 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $654,900.
Getting to work
35 minutes each way on average; 21.3% work from home; 5.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Islip Terrace, NY matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out7
$131,341
87% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$133,160
89% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBayviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.0%14% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-5.4below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$133,16089% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$131,34187% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Bayview20.6%
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
$111,360
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.6%
1% above the median place
Home price to income
4.0x
6% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$130,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Median home value1
$654,900
105% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
35% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureBayviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,784104% above
Rent to income120.6%1% above
Property tax rate10.6%35% below
Home price to income14.0x6% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure115.615% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,80574% above
HUD area median income4County figure$162,80052% above
Property tax paid (median)1$3,83217% above
Median home value1$654,900105% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-0.0%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure30.5%41% below
Homeownership166.6%0% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure56.1%11% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,84152% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119651% below
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $162,537, 102% above the median place.

Median household income1
$162,537
102% above the median place
Unemployment1
9.1%
87% above the median place
Income per person1
$45,313
13% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBayviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$162,537102% above
Income per person1$45,31313% above
Unemployment19.1%87% above
Average annual pay6County figure$87,20032% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure1.1%70% below
Jobs6County figure374,448149% above
Poverty rate1County figure8.4%22% below
Mean commute1County figure35 min42% above
Works from home1County figure21.3%71% above
Commutes by transit1County figure5.4%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.2, 27% above the median place.

Household size1
3.2
27% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
14.7%
54% below the median place
Median age1
44.9
15% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureBayviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,7516646th largest
Median age144.915% above
Bachelor's or higher114.7%54% below
High school or higher186.6%6% below
Household size13.227% above
Born abroad1County figure26.6%201% above
No health insurance1County figure4.6%28% below
Homes with broadband195.0%3% above
05

Life in Bayview

51 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents7.3 −29%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi26.2 124.9×

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 bars18.8 −10%
Shops20.2 −33%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics21.3 +5%
Child care centers3.3 +43%

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

Shops per 10k8
20.2
33% below the median place
Public schools11
279
above the median place (median 9)
Students per teacher11
22.5
46% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBayviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure279above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure167,423above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure22.546% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure18.810% below
Shops per 10k8County figure20.233% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.35% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.343% above
Parks per 10k97.329% below
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi926.2above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure51292% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 99.5, 8% above 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 Bayview. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk13
99.5
8% above the median place
Wildfire risk13
97.6
59% above the median place
Annual precipitation12
19.3 in
56% below the median place
All 8 weather and risk measures
MeasureBayviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure86°F1% below
January average low12County figure40°F60% above
Average temperature12County figure60°F10% above
Annual precipitation12County figure19.3 in56% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure99.58% above
Tornado risk13County figure49.939% below
Wildfire risk13County figure97.659% above
Heat wave risk13County figure98.39% above
08

Bayview in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 21% 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$2,784/mo (2024)$3,580/mo$2,940 to $4,360/mo+4.3%
Median household income$162,537 (2024)$213,000$180,000 to $252,000+4.6%
Median home value$654,900 (2024)$914,000$664,000 to $1,259,000+5.7%

The median home would be worth 4.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.0 now.

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

09

Places like Bayview

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

PlaceRentIncome
Islip Terrace, NY$2,640$155,313Compare
San Diego Country Estates, CA$2,851$145,479Compare
Discovery Bay, CA$3,029$147,117Compare
Ewa Beach, HI$2,522$124,323Compare
Ewa Beach, HIDiscovery Bay, CASan Diego Country Estates, CAIslip Terrace, NYBayview, CAIslip TerraceSan Diego Country EstatesDiscovery BayEwa BeachIslip TerraceSan Diego Country EstatesDiscovery BayEwa Beach

Common questions

Is Bayview a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 12.3% a year while rent rose 5%, so pay gained on rent more than in 94% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. Median rent is $2,784 a month, higher than in 95% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Bayview expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $654,900.

What salary do you need to live in Bayview?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $111,360 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Bayview?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Islip Terrace, NY, San Diego Country Estates, CA, Discovery Bay, CA and Ewa Beach, HI.

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. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. 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 Bayview with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Bayview itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/bayview-contra-costa-county-california

Citytistics. “Bayview, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/bayview-contra-costa-county-california/

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