Best PlacesLaurelglen, Bakersfield, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Laurelglen, Bakersfield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Laurelglen, Bakersfield ranks 3,845th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Air quality pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on few empty homes.
The best neighborhoods in Laurelglen, Bakersfield
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Laurelglen, Bakersfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Laurelglen, Bakersfield ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 175 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 73% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 65% of neighborhoods
- Household income$82,822 median, better than 53% of neighborhoods
Where Laurelglen, Bakersfield ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Laurelglen, Bakersfield
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Laurelglen, Bakersfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $82,822, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Laurelglen, Bakersfield's effective rate of 1.24%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Laurelglen, Bakersfield
Laurelglen, Bakersfield runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Laurelglen, Bakersfield.
Who works in Laurelglen, Bakersfield, and how
Work in Laurelglen, Bakersfield centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Laurelglen, Bakersfield
Laurelglen, Bakersfield has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Laurelglen, Bakersfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Laurelglen, Bakersfield, month by month
Laurelglen, Bakersfield sees roughly 175 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 102 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 51° | 40° |
| April | 80° | 65° | 51° |
| July | 102° | 88° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 69° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Laurelglen, Bakersfield
The nearest airport, Meadows Field, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bob Hope, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Laurelglen, Bakersfield
Schools across Laurelglen, Bakersfield average a C, better than 46% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Bakersfield HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Laurelglen, Bakersfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Laurelglen, Bakersfield measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Laurelglen, Bakersfield against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Laurelglen, Bakersfield
Is Laurelglen, Bakersfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Laurelglen, Bakersfield ranks 3,845th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, the weather, and quiet, and lowest on air quality and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Laurelglen, Bakersfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $357,784. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $82,822 median income, cost of living beats 45% of neighborhoods.
Is Laurelglen, Bakersfield safe?
Yes, Laurelglen, Bakersfield is safer than 65% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $380 per resident a year.
Compare Laurelglen, Bakersfield with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Laurelglen, Bakersfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Laurelglen, Bakersfield represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Laurelglen, Bakersfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Laurelglen, Bakersfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Laurelglen, Bakersfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Laurelglen, Bakersfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Laurelglen, Bakersfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Laurelglen, Bakersfield detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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