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China Lake Acres is a small town of 2,594 people in Kern County, California. It's about 74 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 118 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 103°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,594people
$249kTypical home
$1,283/moRent
103° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
336Sunny days
20Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,594
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 498 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 74 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,572/mo)
- Median rent $1,283/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 103°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 336 sunny days a year (234 totally clear)
- 29 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 20 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 74 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 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to BFL airport
- 105 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,435 ft
- 119 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 104 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 71 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
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.