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Lebec is a tiny town of 797 people in Kern County, California. It's about 36 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 63 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $422k and rent runs about $1k a month.
797people
$422kTypical home
$1,300/moRent
89° / 54°Summer / winter
3"Snow
333Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 797
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 52 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 36 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $422k (≈$2,664/mo)
- Median rent $1,300/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 38 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 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 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to BFL airport
- 54 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,068 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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.