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Baker is a tiny town of 339 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 80 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 110°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $505k and rent runs about $877 a month.
339people
$505kTypical home
$877/moRent
110° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
331Sunny days
21Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 339
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 126 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 80 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 62 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $505k (≈$3,185/mo)
- Median rent $877/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 110°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 331 sunny days a year (227 totally clear)
- 34 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 21 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 115 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (449 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,519 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to LAS airport
- 76 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 938 ft
- 155 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of California districts (reading)
- 35 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 39 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Bernardino County: Purple — split almost evenly
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.