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Mountain Mesa is a tiny town of 600 people in Kern County, California. It's about 41 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 111 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $851 a month.
600people
$228kTypical home
$851/moRent
98° / 59°Summer / winter
4"Snow
320Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 600
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 692 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Fresno, CA
- 41 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,439/mo)
- Median rent $851/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 320 sunny days a year (207 totally clear)
- 45 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 42 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 60
- 24% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to BFL airport
- 99 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,615 ft
- 106 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 97 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 44 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