Best PlacesThe Oaks, Bakersfield, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around The Oaks, 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.
The Oaks, Bakersfield ranks 3,067th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Air quality pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on the weather.
The best neighborhoods in The 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.
The Oaks, Bakersfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where The Oaks, Bakersfield ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 175 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Short commute20.6 minutes each way, better than 76% of neighborhoods
- Household income$93,039 median, better than 62% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 60% of neighborhoods
Where The Oaks, Bakersfield ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in The Oaks, Bakersfield
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median The Oaks, Bakersfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,039, 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 The Oaks, Bakersfield's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in The Oaks, Bakersfield
The Oaks, Bakersfield's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for The Oaks, Bakersfield.
Who works in The Oaks, Bakersfield, and how
Work in The Oaks, 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 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in The Oaks, Bakersfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across The Oaks, Bakersfield.
What the weather is like in The Oaks, Bakersfield, month by month
The 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 The Oaks, 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 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 The Oaks, Bakersfield against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in The Oaks, Bakersfield
Is The Oaks, Bakersfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, The Oaks, Bakersfield ranks 3,067th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, low crime, and short commutes, 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 The Oaks, Bakersfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $398,396. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $93,039 median income, cost of living beats 56% of neighborhoods.
Is The Oaks, Bakersfield safe?
Yes, The Oaks, Bakersfield is safer than 82% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $297 per resident a year.
Compare The Oaks, Bakersfield with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to The Oaks, Bakersfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in The 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.
The Oaks, Bakersfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for The Oaks, Bakersfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in The Oaks, Bakersfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of The Oaks, Bakersfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in The Oaks, Bakersfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
The 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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