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Mojave is a big small town of 5,173 people in Kern County, California. It's about 53 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 70 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,173people
$214kTypical home
$1,214/moRent
97° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
320Sunny days
20Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,173
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 89 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 53 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,347/mo)
- Median rent $1,214/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 320 sunny days a year (207 totally clear)
- 45 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 20 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 33 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (646 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,864 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 34% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to BFL airport
- 57 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,782 ft
- 70 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 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