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Rosamond is a small city of 21,473 people in Kern County, California. It's about 57 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 60 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $353k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,473people
$353kTypical home
$1,498/moRent
97° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
333Sunny days
26Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,473
- Part of a metro area
- About 412 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 57 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $353k (≈$2,223/mo)
- Median rent $1,498/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 26 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 31 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
- 47% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to BUR airport
- 47 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,408 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 191 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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