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North Edwards is a tiny town of 903 people in Kern County, California. It's about 73 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 79 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $1k a month.
903people
$173kTypical home
$1,162/moRent
100° / 60°Summer / winter
2"Snow
336Sunny days
22Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 903
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 71 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 73 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,089/mo)
- Median rent $1,162/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 336 sunny days a year (234 totally clear)
- 29 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 22 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" 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
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to BUR airport
- 66 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,412 ft
- 81 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.