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Searles Valley is a small town of 1,713 people in San Bernardino County, California. It's about 97 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 123 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $819 a month.
1,713people
$81kTypical home
$819/moRent
107° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
336Sunny days
16Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,713
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 163 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 97 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$510/mo)
- Median rent $819/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 33°F)
- 336 sunny days a year (234 totally clear)
- 29 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 16 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 78 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (449 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,519 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 96 mi to BFL airport
- 116 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,896 ft
- 136 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 119 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 85 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Bernardino County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk