Area data
Bakersfield, CA — ZIP 93309
Population: 63,217 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $349,599
- 1-year appreciation
- -0.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- +8.0%
- 5-year appreciation
- +27.9%
- 10-year appreciation
- +87.7%
- All-time peak (2025-03)
- $353,324
- House Price Index
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $712,500
- Median list price
- $697,000
- Median days on market
- 30.5 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 97.0%
- Active listings
- 8
- 1-year forecast
- +1.2%
- Days to pending
- 46 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 57
Rents
- Typical rent
- $1,631/mo
- 1-year rent change
- +4.3%
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,869/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $3,029/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 113.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 14
- Elementary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 3
- High schools
- 2
- Charter schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- drought, earthquake, heatWave, inlandFlooding, landslide
- FEMA flood zone
- C
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 8.8 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 69
- Days with Good air quality
- 85
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 12
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 13.5 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- 746
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- César E. Chávez National Monument (30 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Bakersfield International Airport (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Bakersfield International Airport (4 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 105
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.4 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -1,496 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,976
- Median annual property tax
- $2,852
- Mean commute to work
- 21 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 75.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 274,649
- Average weekly wage
- $1,029
- Top industries (by employment)
- Agriculture, Health Care, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2,021
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