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Tehachapi is a big small town of 11,946 people in Kern County, California. It's about 36 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 78 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $356k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,946people
$356kTypical home
$1,295/moRent
87° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
320Sunny days
20Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,946
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,163 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 36 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $356k (≈$2,242/mo)
- Median rent $1,295/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 320 sunny days a year (207 totally clear)
- 45 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 20 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (432 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,679 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to BFL airport
- 65 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,970 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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