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Boron is a small town of 2,698 people in Kern County, California. It's about 76 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 101°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,698people
$149kTypical home
$1,219/moRent
101° / 60°Summer / winter
2"Snow
336Sunny days
24Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,698
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 197 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Riverside, CA
- 76 mi to Riverside, CA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$937/mo)
- Median rent $1,219/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 101°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 336 sunny days a year (234 totally clear)
- 29 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 24 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 31 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (646 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,864 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 25% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to ONT airport
- 67 mi to ONT (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,559 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kern County: R+21 in 2024
- 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk