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Inyokern is a tiny town of 912 people in Kern County, California. It's about 72 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 118 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 102°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $800 a month.
912people
$293kTypical home
$800/moRent
102° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
336Sunny days
19Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 912
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 83 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 72 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,847/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 102°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 336 sunny days a year (234 totally clear)
- 29 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 19 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 72 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (646 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,864 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 25% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to BFL airport
- 105 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,418 ft
- 119 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 104 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 71 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.