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Living in El Adobe, CA

El Adobe is a tiny town of 253 people in Kern County, California. It's about 9 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 90 miles from Los Angeles, 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 $279k and rent runs about $1k a month.

253people
$279kTypical home
$1,300/moRent
98° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
35Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 253
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 252 people per sq mi
  • 90 mi to Los Angeles, CA
  • 9 mi to Bakersfield, CA
  • 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $279k (≈$1,759/mo)
  • Median rent $1,300/mo
  • Median household income $51k
  • Property tax about 1.2% of value
  • 13.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 98°F
  • Winter highs around 58°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
  • 32 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 31
  • 49% of households have kids
  • 10% are 65 or older
  • 14% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 7% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 26 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 14 mi to BFL airport
  • 80 mi to BUR (major hub)
  • 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 69% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1976
  • 93% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 341 ft
  • 67 mi to the ocean
  • 128 mi to a big lake
  • 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 39 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 14 mi to the nearest campground
  • 11 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 324 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 36 bars within 25 mi
  • 131 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 5 museums within 25 mi
  • 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
  • 10 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 37% of California districts (reading)
  • 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 8 mi to the nearest vet
  • 8 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 3 congregations per 10k people
  • 11 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.

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