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Lake of the Woods is a tiny town of 796 people in Kern County, California. It's about 36 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 65 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $276k and rent runs about $2k a month.
796people
$276kTypical home
$1,683/moRent
81° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
333Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 796
- Part of a metro area
- About 225 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 36 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $276k (≈$1,742/mo)
- Median rent $1,683/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 39 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 10 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 52
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to BFL airport
- 56 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,709 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of California districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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.