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Living in Greenfield, CA

Greenfield is a small town of 3,939 people in Kern County, California. It's about 6 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 93 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 $247k and rent runs about $2k a month.

3,939people
$247kTypical home
$1,766/moRent
98° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
35Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 3,939
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 2,971 people per sq mi
  • 93 mi to Los Angeles, CA
  • 6 mi to Bakersfield, CA
  • 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $247k (≈$1,560/mo)
  • Median rent $1,766/mo
  • Median household income $74k
  • Property tax about 0.8% of value
  • 12.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 98°F
  • Winter highs around 58°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
  • 324 sunny days a year (211 totally clear)
  • 41 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 28
  • 53% of households have kids
  • 14% are 65 or older
  • 11% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 26 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 12 mi to BFL airport
  • 82 mi to BUR (major hub)
  • 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 85% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1982
  • 97% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 348 ft
  • 67 mi to the ocean
  • 125 mi to a big lake
  • 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 40 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 13 mi to the nearest campground
  • 11 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

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

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 48% of California districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 5 mi to the nearest vet
  • 6 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 3 congregations per 10k people
  • 8 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

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