Best PlacesPark Stockdale, Bakersfield, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Park Stockdale, 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.
Park Stockdale, Bakersfield ranks 4,991st 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 Park Stockdale, 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.
Park Stockdale, Bakersfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Park Stockdale, Bakersfield ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 176 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 60% of neighborhoods
- Short commute23.0 minutes each way, better than 60% of neighborhoods
Where Park Stockdale, Bakersfield ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Park Stockdale, Bakersfield
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Park Stockdale, Bakersfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $63,436, 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 Park Stockdale, 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 Park Stockdale, Bakersfield
Park Stockdale, Bakersfield runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Park Stockdale, Bakersfield.
Who works in Park Stockdale, Bakersfield, and how
Work in Park Stockdale, Bakersfield centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Park Stockdale, Bakersfield
Park Stockdale, Bakersfield has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Park Stockdale, Bakersfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Park Stockdale, Bakersfield, month by month
Park Stockdale, 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 Park Stockdale, 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 Park Stockdale, Bakersfield
Schools across Park Stockdale, Bakersfield average a C, better than 49% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Fruitvale Junior HighD+ · 25% proficient
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 Park Stockdale, Bakersfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Park Stockdale, 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 Park Stockdale, Bakersfield against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Park Stockdale, Bakersfield
Is Park Stockdale, Bakersfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Park Stockdale, Bakersfield ranks 4,991st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, the weather, and cell coverage, and lowest on air quality and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Park Stockdale, Bakersfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $277,107. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $63,436 median income, cost of living beats 22% of neighborhoods.
Is Park Stockdale, Bakersfield safe?
Park Stockdale, Bakersfield is safer than 24% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $719 per resident a year.
Compare Park Stockdale, Bakersfield with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Park Stockdale, Bakersfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Park Stockdale, 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.
Park Stockdale, Bakersfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Park Stockdale, Bakersfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Park Stockdale, Bakersfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Park Stockdale, Bakersfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Park Stockdale, Bakersfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Park Stockdale, 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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