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California City is a big small town of 14,414 people in Kern County, California. It's about 67 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 84 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,414people
$278kTypical home
$1,300/moRent
100° / 60°Summer / winter
2"Snow
336Sunny days
22Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,414
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 71 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 67 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,753/mo)
- Median rent $1,300/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 336 sunny days a year (234 totally clear)
- 29 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 22 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 27 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (549 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,467 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to BFL airport
- 71 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,513 ft
- 86 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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 6% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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