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Weldon is a small town of 2,493 people in Kern County, California. It's about 46 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 112 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,493people
$179kTypical home
$1,120/moRent
97° / 58°Summer / winter
4"Snow
320Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,493
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 94 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 46 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,128/mo)
- Median rent $1,120/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 320 sunny days a year (207 totally clear)
- 45 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 39 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 42 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 60
- 23% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to BFL airport
- 100 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,084 ft
- 109 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of California districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 49 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.