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Wasco is a small city of 26,558 people in Kern County, California. It's about 25 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 86 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,558people
$274kTypical home
$1,089/moRent
100° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
34Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,558
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,829 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Fresno, CA
- 25 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,725/mo)
- Median rent $1,089/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 50 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (354 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,046 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 51% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to BFL airport
- 84 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 318 ft
- 79 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 196 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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