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McFarland is a big small town of 14,222 people in Kern County, California. It's about 24 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 83 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,222people
$273kTypical home
$1,131/moRent
98° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,222
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,243 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Fresno, CA
- 24 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,720/mo)
- Median rent $1,131/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (211 totally clear)
- 41 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
- 39 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (402 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (745 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 60% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BFL airport
- 81 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 364 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 216 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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