Best PlacesSeven Oaks, Bakersfield, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Seven Oaks, Bakersfield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Seven Oaks, Bakersfield ranks 313th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Seven Oaks, 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.
Seven Oaks, Bakersfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Seven Oaks, Bakersfield ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Household income$182,156 median, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Seven Oaks, Bakersfield ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Seven Oaks, Bakersfield
A household needs to earn about $171,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Seven Oaks, Bakersfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $182,156, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Seven Oaks, Bakersfield's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 Seven Oaks, Bakersfield
Seven Oaks, Bakersfield runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Seven Oaks, Bakersfield.
Who works in Seven Oaks, Bakersfield, and how
Work in Seven Oaks, Bakersfield centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Seven Oaks, Bakersfield
Seven Oaks, Bakersfield has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 89% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Seven Oaks, Bakersfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Seven Oaks, Bakersfield, month by month
Seven Oaks, 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 Seven Oaks, Bakersfield
The nearest airport, Meadows Field, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bob Hope, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Seven Oaks, Bakersfield
Schools across Seven Oaks, Bakersfield average a B, better than 71% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Liberty HighA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Seven Oaks, Bakersfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Seven Oaks, 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 Seven Oaks, Bakersfield against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Seven Oaks, Bakersfield
Is Seven Oaks, Bakersfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Seven Oaks, Bakersfield ranks 313th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and health care access, and lowest on internet speeds and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Seven Oaks, Bakersfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $640,718. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $182,156 median income, cost of living beats 98% of neighborhoods.
Is Seven Oaks, Bakersfield safe?
Yes, Seven Oaks, Bakersfield is safer than 92% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $234 per resident a year.
Compare Seven Oaks, Bakersfield with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Seven Oaks, Bakersfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Seven Oaks, 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.
Seven Oaks, Bakersfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Seven Oaks, Bakersfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Seven Oaks, Bakersfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Seven Oaks, Bakersfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Seven Oaks, Bakersfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Seven Oaks, 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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