How many renters in Tara Hills, CA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Tara Hills, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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61.8% (±22.8 points) of renting households in Tara Hills, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

61.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 47.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 61.8% (±22.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 61.8% (±20.9 points)
Median share of income: 47.3% (±20.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Tara Hills

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Tara Hills	Contra Costa County	California	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±9.2 points)	9.0%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.8% (±11.8 points)	10.3%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	15.8% (±14.9 points)	12.7%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.6% (±11.5 points)	11.8%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±9.2 points)	8.8%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	61.8% (±20.9 points)	47.4%	46.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Tara Hills against Contra Costa County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tara Hills	Contra Costa County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	61.8% (±22.8 points)	56.2% (±1.4 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	61.8% (±20.9 points)	47.4% (±1.2 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	47.3% (±20.9 points)	33.5% (±0.7 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$55,801 (±$21,197)	$81,336 (±$2,108)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,451 (±$265)	$2,375 (±$22)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Tara Hills, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Contra Costa County (56.2%).

It is not measurably different from California (55.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Contra Costa County, Tara Hills ranks 9 of 46 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 277 of 1,067.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Tara Hills

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tara Hills
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Tara Hills	—	61.8% (±22.8 points)	—
Pinole	0.5 mi	76.3% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Montalvin Manor	0.7 mi	51.6% (±50.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bayview (Contra Costa County)	0.9 mi	29.2% (±33.3 points)	Not measurably different
El Sobrante (Contra Costa County)	1.6 mi	55.7% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Rollingwood	2.1 mi	60.4% (±25.4 points)	Not measurably different
San Pablo	2.5 mi	56.4% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hercules	2.5 mi	59.6% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
East Richmond Heights	3.4 mi	16.0% (±16.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Richmond Heights, CA (16.0%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Contra Costa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
3	Pinole	76.3% (±14.4 points)
4	Discovery Bay	75.9% (±17.6 points)
5	Clayton	73.5% (±39.2 points)
6	Pittsburg	65.9% (±5.7 points)
7 (tie)	Antioch	63.6% (±4.7 points)
7 (tie)	San Miguel (Contra Costa County)	63.6% (±39.9 points)
9	Tara Hills	61.8% (±22.8 points)
10	Alamo	61.6% (±32.8 points)
11 (tie)	Crockett	60.4% (±17.9 points)
11 (tie)	Rollingwood	60.4% (±25.4 points)
13	Moraga	60.0% (±14.9 points)
14	Hercules	59.6% (±12.8 points)
15 (tie)	Brentwood	59.3% (±9.5 points)

Showing 13 of 46 places in Contra Costa County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Tara Hills 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Tara Hills

Are renters in Tara Hills rent-burdened?

61.8% of renting households in Tara Hills pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Tara Hills spend on rent?

The median renting household in Tara Hills, CA spends 47.3% (±20.9 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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