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41.75° N · 124.17° W · GEOID 0606150

Bertsch-Oceanview

Del Norte County, California · part of the Crescent City, CA metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

CaliforniaBertsch-Oceanview, CABertsch-OceanviewBertsch-Oceanview

The short answer

Bertsch-Oceanview is home to 2,250 people. Median household income is $73,173 a year and median rent is $1,649 a month, 27.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $191,300, about 2.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,649
21% above the median place
Median household income
$73,173
9% below the median place
Median home value
$191,300
40% below the median place
Unemployment
6.4%
31% 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 Bertsch-Oceanview

  • 86% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 630 California places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $205 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 12% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 97% of places its size.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 115 hours a year commuting, less than in 89% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 27.0% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 89% of places its size.
01

Moving to Bertsch-Oceanview

Del Norte County gains about 1.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in855
Moved out835
Net+20

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Curry County, OR6175−14
Humboldt County, CA4758−11
Sacramento County, CA42
Jackson County, OR39
Shasta County, CA37
Los Angeles County, CA36

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$54K
Leavers$56K

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

Who moves here
6.4% 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 Del Norte County report $54,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $56,100.
Income you would need
$66,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,649 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,444 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $191,300.
Getting to work
17 minutes each way on average; 12.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Forest Hill, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in6
$53,967
24% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$56,056
20% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBertsch-OceanviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.4%11% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure1.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$53,96724% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$56,05620% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 86.4%, 71% above the median place.

Bertsch-Oceanview27.0%
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
$65,960
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
27.0%
32% above the median place
Home price to income
2.6x
31% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
27%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$53,200
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Bertsch-Oceanview, 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
Sangaree, SC21.9% vs 27.0%n/aCompare
Thousand Palms, CA23.3% vs 27.0%n/aCompare
Pleasant Run, OH23.2% vs 27.0%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
86.4%
71% above the median place
Homeownership1
84.3%
27% above the median place
Median home value1
$191,300
40% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureBertsch-OceanviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,64921% above
Rent to income127.0%32% above
Property tax rate11.2%30% above
Home price to income12.6x31% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,40613% below
HUD area median income3County figure$91,30015% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,26031% below
Median home value1$191,30040% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.8%73% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure49.6%4% below
Homeownership184.3%27% above
Renters paying 30%+186.4%71% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,44423% below
Vacant homes1County figure15.2%115% above
Median year built119840% above
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 17 min, 31% below the median place.

Mean commute1
17 min
31% below the median place
Income per person1
$30,749
23% below the median place
Median household income1
$73,173
9% below the median place
All 9 work and pay measures
MeasureBertsch-OceanviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$73,1739% below
Income per person1$30,74923% below
Unemployment1County figure6.4%31% above
Average annual pay5County figure$57,69913% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure7.2%95% above
Jobs5County figure8,38294% below
Poverty rate19.6%11% below
Mean commute117 min31% below
Works from home112.5%0% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 99.0%, 7% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
99.0%
7% above the median place
No health insurance1
2.4%
63% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
15.2%
53% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.0 +18%
High school or higher85.3% −8%
Median age36.8 −6%
All 8 people measures
MeasureBertsch-OceanviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,2506646th largest
Median age136.86% below
Bachelor's or higher115.2%53% below
High school or higher185.3%8% below
Household size13.018% above
Born abroad1County figure6.8%23% below
No health insurance12.4%63% below
Homes with broadband199.0%7% above
05

Life in Bertsch-Oceanview

12 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents8.9 −13%
Playgrounds per 10k8.9 −6%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k26.7 2.4×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails3 km +60%
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 bars13.3 −36%
Shops22.1 −27%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.0 −27%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.6 −33%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

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

Restaurants and bars per 10k7
13.3
36% below the median place
Shops per 10k7
22.1
27% below the median place
Students per teacher10
20.5
33% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBertsch-OceanviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure1567% above
Public school students10County figure4,00318% below
Students per teacher10County figure20.533% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure13.336% below
Shops per 10k7County figure22.127% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.027% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure13.633% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k88.913% below
Playgrounds per 10k88.96% below
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k826.7139% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails83.260% above
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure128% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 3.3, 96% 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 Bertsch-Oceanview. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk12
3.3
96% below the median place
Annual precipitation11
76.4 in
74% above the median place
Heat wave risk12
14.9
83% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureBertsch-OceanviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure80°F8% below
January average low11County figure36°F43% above
Average temperature11County figure53°F4% below
Annual precipitation11County figure76.4 in74% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure94.42% above
Tornado risk12County figure3.396% below
Wildfire risk12County figure85.740% above
Heat wave risk12County figure14.983% below
Median air quality index13County figure3226% below
Good air days13County figure81.8%19% above
08

Bertsch-Oceanview in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 27% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 27% 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$1,649/mo (2024)$2,150/mo$1,770 to $2,630/mo+4.6%
Median household income$73,173 (2024)$96,000$81,000 to $113,500+4.6%
Median home value$191,300 (2024)$264,000$191,000 to $363,000+5.5%

The median home would be worth 2.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

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

09

Places like Bertsch-Oceanview

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

PlaceRentIncome
Forest Hill, TX$1,763$68,457Compare
Marion Oaks, FL$1,658$72,392Compare
Boulder Hill, IL$1,633$80,377Compare
Dundalk, MD$1,473$64,520Compare
Dundalk, MDBoulder Hill, ILMarion Oaks, FLForest Hill, TXBertsch-Oceanview, CABertsch-OceanviewForest HillMarion OaksBoulder HillDundalkBertsch-OceanviewForest HillMarion OaksBoulder HillDundalk

Common questions

Is Bertsch-Oceanview a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 86% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 630 California places. Owning with a mortgage costs about $205 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 81 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Bertsch-Oceanview expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 27.0% 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 $191,300.

What salary do you need to live in Bertsch-Oceanview?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $65,960 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Bertsch-Oceanview?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Forest Hill, TX, Marion Oaks, FL, Boulder Hill, IL and Dundalk, MD.

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
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

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 Bertsch-Oceanview with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Bertsch-Oceanview itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/bertsch-oceanview-california

Citytistics. “Bertsch-Oceanview, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/bertsch-oceanview-california/

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