CA area data
Baker, CA
Baker, CA.
Population: 343 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 110.7 (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
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very High
- Top hazards
- earthquake, inlandFlooding, landslide, wildfire, heatWave
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 87
- Days with Good air quality
- 40
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 61
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Mojave National Preserve (42 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Baker Airport (11 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Bicycle Lake Army Air Field (BYS) (30 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.7 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,989
- Median annual property tax
- $1,250
- Households with broadband internet
- 7.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 708,641
- Average weekly wage
- $1,077
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 3,574
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