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Country around Lost Hills is a rural area of about 2,243 people in Kern County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 50 miles from San Luis Obispo, CA and 80 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $867 a month.
2,243people
$170kTypical home
$867/moRent
97° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
34Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,243 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Fresno, CA
- 50 mi to San Luis Obispo, CA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,074/mo)
- Median rent $867/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 34 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 41 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 26
- 61% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to BFL airport
- 80 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 686 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of California districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 41 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 48 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