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Lamont is a big small town of 13,164 people in Kern County, California. It's about 9 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 91 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 $221k and rent runs about $991 a month.
13,164people
$221kTypical home
$991/moRent
98° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,164
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,744 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 9 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,392/mo)
- Median rent $991/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°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 32
- 44% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to BFL airport
- 80 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 319 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
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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