Best PlacesOleander Sunset, Bakersfield, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oleander Sunset, 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.
Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield ranks 5,377th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Air quality pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cell coverage.
The best neighborhoods in Oleander Sunset, 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.
Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 176 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 62% of neighborhoods
Where Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $46,608, 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 Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield
Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield.
Who works in Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield, and how
Work in Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield.
What the weather is like in Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield, month by month
Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield sees roughly 176 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 Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield
The nearest airport, Meadows Field, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bob Hope, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield
Schools across Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield average a C+, better than 51% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- West HighA+ · 90% proficient
- Bakersfield HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oleander Sunset, 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 Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield
Is Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield ranks 5,377th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and few empty homes, and lowest on air quality and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $225,681. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $46,608 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield safe?
Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield is safer than 25% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $676 per resident a year.
Compare Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oleander Sunset, 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.
Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oleander Sunset, 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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