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38.95° N · 122.72° W · GEOID 0613985

Clearlake Riviera

Lake County, California · part of the Clearlake, CA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

CaliforniaClearlake Riviera, CAClearlake RivieraClearlake Riviera

The short answer

Clearlake Riviera is home to 4,122 people. Median household income is $89,395 a year and median rent is $1,815 a month, 24.4% 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 $328,500, about 3.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,815
33% above the median place
Median household income
$89,395
11% above the median place
Median home value
$328,500
3% above the median place
Unemployment
15.3%
214% 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 Clearlake Riviera

  • Unemployment averaged 15.3% over the survey period, higher than in 97% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $96 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 90% of places its size.
  • 24% of homes stand vacant, more than in 92% of places its size.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 220 hours a year commuting, more than in 89% of places its size.
  • 86% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 84% of places its size.
01

Moving to Clearlake Riviera

Lake County gains about 1.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,366
Moved out2,314
Net+52

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$64K
Leavers$54K

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

Who moves here
3.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Lake County report $64,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $53,900, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$72,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,815 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,911 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $328,500.
Getting to work
36 minutes each way on average; 20.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Port St. John, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.6%
37% below the median place
Moved from another state1
0.6%
69% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$53,940
23% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureClearlake RivieraAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.6%37% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.6%69% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure1.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$64,2619% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$53,94023% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 23.5%, 233% above the median place.

Clearlake Riviera24.4%
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
$72,600
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.4%
20% above the median place
Home price to income
3.7x
3% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
24%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$67,200
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Clearlake Riviera, 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
Kodiak, AK20.9% vs 24.4%n/aCompare
East Bethel, MN18.5% vs 24.4%n/aCompare
Ranson, WV20.6% vs 24.4%n/aCompare

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Vacant homes1
23.5%
233% above the median place
Homeownership1
86.4%
30% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.7%
20% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureClearlake RivieraAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,81533% above
Rent to income124.4%20% above
Property tax rate10.7%20% below
Home price to income13.7x3% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,6160% above
HUD area median income3County figure$72,40033% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,38627% below
Median home value1$328,5003% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure-1.2%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure21.7%58% below
Homeownership186.4%30% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure61.9%22% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9112% above
Vacant homes123.5%233% above
Median year built119870% above
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%)
Unemployment1
15.3%
214% above the median place
Mean commute1
36 min
44% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate6.1% −44%
Works from home20.0% +61%
Median household income$89,395 +11%
Income per person$39,888 −0%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureClearlake RivieraAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$89,39511% above
Income per person1$39,8880% below
Unemployment115.3%214% above
Average annual pay5County figure$55,95915% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.9%5% above
Jobs5County figure17,76288% below
Poverty rate16.1%44% below
Mean commute136 min44% above
Works from home120.0%61% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 80.1%, 13% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
80.1%
13% below the median place
No health insurance1
4.0%
38% below the median place
Household size1
2.8
14% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher21.1% −34%
High school or higher87.6% −5%
Median age42.4 +9%
All 8 people measures
MeasureClearlake RivieraAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,1226646th largest
Median age142.49% above
Bachelor's or higher121.1%34% below
High school or higher187.6%5% below
Household size12.814% above
Born abroad1County figure9.9%12% above
No health insurance14.0%38% below
Homes with broadband180.1%13% below
05

Life in Clearlake Riviera

7 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

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 10k7.3 −35%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.2 −10%

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 bars16.0 −23%
Shops22.9 −24%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.2 −46%
Doctors' offices and clinics10.0 −50%
Child care centers2.2 −4%

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

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
10.0
50% below the median place
Students per teacher10
21.5
40% above the median place
Shops per 10k7
22.9
24% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureClearlake RivieraAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure41356% above
Public school students10County figure10,167108% above
Students per teacher10County figure21.540% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure16.023% below
Shops per 10k7County figure22.924% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure2.246% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure10.050% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.24% 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 10k87.335% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.210% below
National Register listings9County figure746% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 99.2%, 45% 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 Clearlake Riviera. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days13
99.2%
45% above the median place
Tornado risk12
10.9
87% below the median place
Median air quality index13
31
28% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureClearlake RivieraAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure89°F3% above
January average low11County figure36°F44% above
Average temperature11County figure57°F5% above
Annual precipitation11County figure46.0 in5% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure93.01% above
Tornado risk12County figure10.987% below
Wildfire risk12County figure99.162% above
Heat wave risk12County figure52.642% below
Median air quality index13County figure3128% below
Good air days13County figure99.2%45% above
08

Clearlake Riviera in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 24% 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$1,815/mo (2024)$2,300/mo$1,890 to $2,800/mo+4.0%
Median household income$89,395 (2024)$113,000$95,500 to $134,000+4.0%
Median home value$328,500 (2024)$472,000$342,000 to $650,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 4.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

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

09

Places like Clearlake Riviera

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

PlaceRentIncome
Port St. John, FL$1,771$87,736Compare
Mechanicstown, NY$1,687$81,250Compare
Dunellen, NJ$1,835$86,967Compare
South Amboy, NJ$1,707$91,997Compare
South Amboy, NJDunellen, NJMechanicstown, NYPort St. John, FLClearlake Riviera, CAClearlake RivieraPort St. JohnMechanicstownDunellenClearlake RivieraPort St. JohnMechanicstownDunellen

Common questions

Is Clearlake Riviera a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Unemployment averaged 15.3% over the survey period, higher than in 97% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $96 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 90% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 80 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Clearlake Riviera expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.4% 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 $328,500.

What salary do you need to live in Clearlake Riviera?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $72,600 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Clearlake Riviera?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Port St. John, FL, Mechanicstown, NY, Dunellen, NJ and South Amboy, NJ.

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

Citytistics. “Clearlake Riviera, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/clearlake-riviera-california/

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