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Country around Buttonwillow is a rural area of about 1,898 people in Kern County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 26 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 94 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,898people
$225kTypical home
$1,108/moRent
98° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,898 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Fresno, CA
- 26 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $1,108/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (211 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 32 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 33 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (646 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,864 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 46% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BFL airport
- 93 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 289 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of California districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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