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Edmundson Acres is a tiny town of 349 people in Kern County, California. It's about 15 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 87 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $1k a month.
349people
$242kTypical home
$1,342/moRent
98° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
320Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 349
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 5,288 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 15 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,524/mo)
- Median rent $1,342/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 320 sunny days a year (207 totally clear)
- 45 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 35 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 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 37
- 48% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BFL airport
- 76 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 476 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 342 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 130 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.