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37.79° N · 121.89° W · GEOID 0610301

Camino Tassajara

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

CaliforniaCamino Tassajara, CACamino TassajaraCamino Tassajara

The short answer

Camino Tassajara is home to 5,831 people. Median household income is $250,001 a year and median rent is $2,422 a month, 11.6% 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 $2,000,001, about 8.0x annual median household income.

What sets Camino Tassajara apart is how far household money goes. After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $222,300 a year, more than in 99% of places its size. Also notable: Rent run 38% below what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area.

65OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Camino Tassajara scores better than 65% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 64th of 654 in California.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%52
Economy 20%78
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%40
Education 10%97
Commute 10%0
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$2,422
77% above the median place
Median household income
$250,001
211% above the median place
Median home value
$2,000,001
above the median place (median $319,400)
Unemployment
4.6%
5% below 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 Camino Tassajara

  • Value for moneyRent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 99 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.
  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 11.6% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Camino Tassajara

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
9.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.9% from another state.
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
$96,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,422 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $2,000,001.
Getting to work
45 minutes each way on average; 53.1% work from home; 5.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
San Carlos, CA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
9.8%
71% above the median place
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
MeasureCamino TassajaraAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year19.8%71% above
Moved from another state1County figure0.9%54% below
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

Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,579 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 95% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.

Camino Tassajara11.6%
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
$96,880
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.6%
43% below the median place
Home price to income
8.0x
111% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
12%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$222,300
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
$2,000,001
above the median place (median $319,400)
Median year built1
2008
2% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureCamino TassajaraAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,42277% above
Rent to income111.6%43% below
Home price to income18.0x111% 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$10,001206% above
Median home value1$2,000,001above (median $319,400)
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-0.0%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure30.5%41% below
Homeownership181.5%23% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure56.1%11% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001114% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built120082% above
03

Work and pay

53% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 615 California places we track.

Works from home1
53.1%
327% above the median place
Mean commute1
45 min
79% above the median place
Median household income1
$250,001
211% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCamino TassajaraAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$250,001211% above
Income per person1$117,254193% above
Unemployment14.6%5% below
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 commute145 min79% above
Works from home153.1%327% above
Commutes by transit1County figure5.4%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 100.0%, 8% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Born abroad1
43.6%
393% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
73.9%
130% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.5 +40%
High school or higher98.0% +6%
Median age41.2 +6%
All 8 people measures
MeasureCamino TassajaraAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,8316064th largest
Median age141.26% above
Bachelor's or higher173.9%130% above
High school or higher198.0%6% above
Household size13.540% above
Born abroad143.6%393% above
No health insurance1County figure4.6%28% below
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Camino Tassajara

The nearest National Park Service site is Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, about 8 miles away.

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents37.7 3.7×
Playgrounds per 10k22.3 2.4×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −40%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi7.0 33.6×

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site 8 miles
  • John Muir National Historic Site 19 miles
  • Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial 20 miles

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.

Nearest National Park Service site10
8.2
73% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
20.2
33% below the median place
Public schools12
279
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureCamino TassajaraAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure279above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure167,423above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County 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 10k937.7271% above
Playgrounds per 10k922.3137% above
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 trails91.240% below
Transit stops per sq mi97.0above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site108.273% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles109350% above
National Register listings11County 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 Camino Tassajara. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk14
99.5
8% above the median place
Wildfire risk14
97.6
59% above the median place
Annual precipitation13
19.3 in
56% below the median place
All 8 weather and risk measures
MeasureCamino TassajaraAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure86°F1% below
January average low13County figure40°F60% above
Average temperature13County figure60°F10% above
Annual precipitation13County figure19.3 in56% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure99.58% above
Tornado risk14County figure49.939% below
Wildfire risk14County figure97.659% above
Heat wave risk14County figure98.39% above
08

Camino Tassajara in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 12% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 12% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Camino Tassajara does better than 50% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 65%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,422/mo (2024)$3,080/mo$2,530 to $3,750/mo+4.1%
Median household income$250,001 (2024)$311,000$263,000 to $368,000+3.7%
Median home value$2,000,001 (2024)$2,897,000$2,103,000 to $3,991,000+6.4%

The median home would be worth 9.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 8.0 now.

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

09

Places like Camino Tassajara

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

PlaceRentIncome
San Carlos, CA$2,854$237,470Compare
La Cañada Flintridge, CA$2,873$241,875Compare
Cherry Hills Village, CO$2,191$250,001Compare
Mercer Island, WA$2,502$219,069Compare
Mercer Island, WACherry Hills Village, COLa Cañada Flintridge, CASan Carlos, CACamino Tassajara, CALa Cañada FlintridgeCherry Hills VillageMercer IslandLa Cañada FlintridgeCherry Hills VillageMercer Island

Places built like Camino Tassajara

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Camino Tassajara performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Camino Tassajara, CA11.6%1.7%/yrn/a
Brambleton, VA12.5%5.5%/yrn/aCompare
Loudoun Valley Estates, VA17.3%4.0%/yrn/aCompare
Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA16.5%4.3%/yrn/aCompare
Floris, VA15.9%4.5%/yrn/aCompare
Broadlands, VA13.4%5.5%/yrn/aCompare
Belle Mead, NJ14.1%18.0%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Camino Tassajara a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 65 out of 100, better than 65% of the places we rate and 64th of 654 in California. Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 99 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings. The median rent takes 11.6% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Camino Tassajara expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.6% 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 $2,000,001.

What salary do you need to live in Camino Tassajara?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $96,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Camino Tassajara?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are San Carlos, CA, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, Cherry Hills Village, CO and Mercer Island, WA.

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 Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. 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); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

Citytistics. “Camino Tassajara, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/camino-tassajara-california/

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