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Country around Maricopa is a rural area of about 1,295 people in Kern County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 42 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 77 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,295people
$162kTypical home
$1,252/moRent
84° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,295 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 42 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,020/mo)
- Median rent $1,252/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 330 sunny days a year (198 totally clear)
- 35 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 33 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 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 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to SBA airport
- 70 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,219 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of California districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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