Kern County, California — cities by momentum

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12 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

12
Cities tracked
671,284
Combined population
$316,788
Median home (county)
8
Rising / Hot

Kern County, California has 12 tracked cities with a combined population of 671,284. The median home value across these cities is $316,788.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Lamont, with a composite score of 70 (Rising) — median home $253,322, -0.2% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Taft at $207,369.

Lamont

pop 14,049
70
Rising$253,322 · -0.2%

Delano

pop 53,198
69
Rising$333,450 · +1.1%

Shafter

pop 22,754
69
Rising$382,330 · -1.3%

Oildale

pop 36,135
68
Rising$283,869 · -0.3%

Rosamond

pop 20,961
68
Rising$410,633 · -0.4%

Bakersfield

pop 417,468
66
Rising$396,712 · -0.3%

Arvin

pop 19,661
64
Rising$299,425 · -0.5%

Wasco

pop 27,409
62
Rising$316,788 · -1.6%

Ridgecrest

pop 28,373
57
Stable$268,002 · -1.7%

Tehachapi

pop 11,114
56
Stable$424,881 · -0.0%

California City

pop 13,174
53
Stable$274,472 · -4.4%

Taft

pop 6,988
45
Cooling$207,369 · -5.0%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 41°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
82° / 60°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
258
~71% of year
Annual precip
22″ rain
8″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
Very high
Earthquake
Very high
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.