What is the median rent in Bayview (Contra Costa County), CA?

Name: Median rent in Bayview (Contra Costa County), CA, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Bayview (Contra Costa County), CA is $2,784 (±$126) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 274 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,784 (±$126)
Rented homes: 274 (±263)
$2,000 or more: 94.5%

How much rent costs in Bayview (Contra Costa County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Bayview (Contra Costa County)	Contra Costa County	California	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±14.3 points)	3.4%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±14.3 points)	4.0%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	0.0% (±14.3 points)	8.5%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	5.5% (±11.7 points)	15.6%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	3.3% (±8.6 points)	24.7%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	72.6% (±36.6 points)	17.0%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	18.6% (±26.7 points)	26.8%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,500 to $2,999, paid by 72.6% of renting households.

94.5% of rented homes in Bayview (Contra Costa County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Bayview (Contra Costa County) against Contra Costa County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bayview (Contra Costa County)	Contra Costa County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$2,784 (±$126)	$2,375 (±$22)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	274 (±263)	127,808 (±2,255)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Bayview (Contra Costa County), median gross rent is higher than in Contra Costa County ($2,375).

It is also higher than in California ($2,036).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Contra Costa County, Bayview (Contra Costa County) ranks 14 of 44 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 139 of 1,010.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Bayview (Contra Costa County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	7.5% (±7.3 points)	33.4% (±22.5 points)	+25.9 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±46.4 points)	0.0% (±13.7 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Bayview (Contra Costa County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bayview (Contra Costa County)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Bayview (Contra Costa County)	—	$2,784 (±$126)	—
Pinole	0.3 mi	$2,700 (±$233)	Not measurably different
Montalvin Manor	0.8 mi	$1,983 (±$437)	Lower
Tara Hills	0.9 mi	$2,451 (±$265)	Lower
Hercules	2.0 mi	$2,991 (±$414)	Not measurably different
El Sobrante (Contra Costa County)	2.4 mi	$2,216 (±$124)	Lower
Rollingwood	2.9 mi	$1,836 (±$593)	Lower
San Pablo	3.2 mi	$2,018 (±$118)	Lower
North Richmond	3.9 mi	$2,157 (±$500)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Montalvin Manor, CA ($1,983), Tara Hills, CA ($2,451), El Sobrante (Contra Costa County), CA ($2,216).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Contra Costa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1 (tie)	Reliez Valley	$3,500 or more
9	Discovery Bay	$3,029 (±$887)
10	Hercules	$2,991 (±$414)
11	San Ramon	$2,968 (±$96)
12	Moraga	$2,895 (±$593)
13	Lafayette	$2,892 (±$302)
14	Bayview (Contra Costa County)	$2,784 (±$126)
15 (tie)	Brentwood	$2,758 (±$200)
15 (tie)	San Miguel (Contra Costa County)	$2,758 (±$229)
17	Contra Costa Centre	$2,713 (±$155)
18	Pinole	$2,700 (±$233)
19	Walnut Creek	$2,680 (±$111)
20	Byron	$2,643 (±$651)

Showing 13 of 44 places in Contra Costa County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Bayview (Contra Costa County) is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bayview (Contra Costa County)

What is the average rent in Bayview (Contra Costa County), CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Bayview (Contra Costa County) is $2,784 (±$126) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in Bayview (Contra Costa County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

94.5% of rented homes in Bayview (Contra Costa County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Bayview (Contra Costa County) higher than in Contra Costa County?

In Bayview (Contra Costa County), median gross rent is higher than in Contra Costa County ($2,375).

It is also higher than in California ($2,036).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Bayview CDP (Contra Costa County), California (place:04470, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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