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Mountain Meadows is a tiny town of 190 people in Kern County, California. It's about 39 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 74 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $574k and rent runs about $1k a month.
190people
$574kTypical home
$1,300/moRent
86° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
320Sunny days
27Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 190
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 46 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 39 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $574k (≈$3,621/mo)
- Median rent $1,300/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 27 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 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 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to BFL airport
- 62 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,383 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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.