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Shafter is a small city of 21,193 people in Kern County, California. It's about 13 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 96 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $336k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,193people
$336kTypical home
$1,253/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
34Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,193
- Part of a metro area
- About 548 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Fresno, CA
- 13 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $336k (≈$2,118/mo)
- Median rent $1,253/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (211 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 34 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 31 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (349 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,261 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 56% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BFL airport
- 94 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 384 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 359 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 138 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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