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Clearlake Riviera, CA vs Port St. John, FL

Clearlake Riviera

California

vs

Port St. John

Florida

Across 33 directional measures we can compare, Clearlake Riviera leads on 11 and Port St. John on 22. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 2% higher in Clearlake Riviera, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,815$1,771
Clearlake Riviera is 2% higher
Median household income
$89,395$87,736
Clearlake Riviera is 2% higher
Median home value
$328,500$281,300
Clearlake Riviera is 17% higher

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 1.1 points a year in Clearlake Riviera, and rent outran pay by 0.5 points a year in Port St. John.

How these are calculated

FloridaCaliforniaPort St. John, FLClearlake Riviera, CAClearlake RivieraPort St. JohnClearlake RivieraPort St. John

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Port St. John, FLComposite 35.9 / 100
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464222n/a3325n/a

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureClearlake RivieraPort St. JohnAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,815$1,771
Rent to income124.4%24.2%
Property tax rate10.7%0.6%
Home price to income13.7x3.2x
Prices vs US average2n/a100.0
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,616$1,779
HUD area median income4$72,400$97,000
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,386$1,535
Median home value1$328,500$281,300
Home prices, 1-year change5-1.2%-0.8%
Home prices, 5-year change521.7%54.2%
Homeownership186.4%94.3%
Renters paying 30%+161.9%43.8%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,911$1,592
Vacant homes123.5%9.2%
Median year built119871989
Jobs and income
Median household income1$89,395$87,736
Income per person1$39,888$39,413
Unemployment115.3%6.3%
Average annual pay6$55,959$70,833
Pay growth, 1 year63.9%4.1%
Jobs617,762243,568
Poverty rate16.1%9.9%
Mean commute136 min28 min
Works from home120.0%9.7%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.6%
People
Population14,12225,120
Median age142.444.9
Bachelor's or higher121.1%20.4%
High school or higher187.6%91.8%
Household size12.82.7
Born abroad19.9%7.2%
No health insurance14.0%9.2%
Homes with broadband180.1%96.3%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.6%5.0%
Moved from another state10.6%3.7%
Net movers per 1,000 people71.220.3
Income of households moving in7$64,261$80,978
Income of households moving out7$53,940$68,374
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k816.019.0
Shops per 10k822.932.4
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k82.23.6
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k810.023.1
Child care centers per 10k82.21.5
Parks per 10k90.03.6
Playgrounds per 10k90.00.8
Grocery stores per 10k90.00.8
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k97.32.4
Libraries per 10k90.00.8
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.20.3
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a20.3
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a1
National Register listings11744
Schools
Public schools1241109
Public school students1210,16773,577
Students per teacher1221.516.3
Climate
July average high1389°F90°F
January average low1336°F52°F
Average temperature1357°F73°F
Annual precipitation1346.0 in51.5 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1493.098.4
Hurricane risk14n/a99.7
Tornado risk1410.995.3
Wildfire risk1499.197.2
Heat wave risk1452.685.5
Median air quality index153138
Good air days1599.2%91.2%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Clearlake Riviera $72,600, Port St. John $70,840 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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
  15. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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