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Keene is a tiny town of 469 people in Kern County, California. It's about 25 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 85 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $430k and rent runs about $1k a month.
469people
$430kTypical home
$1,300/moRent
88° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 469
- Part of a metro area
- About 50 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 25 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $430k (≈$2,709/mo)
- Median rent $1,300/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 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 59
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to BFL airport
- 73 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,767 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 156 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of California districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.