Neighborhood Profile

College Heights - Baker Street

Bakersfield, CA | Kern County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
35.5
National rank: #12,259 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
30.3
Score
Value Opportunity
37.2
Score
Momentum
41.3
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationBakersfield, CA
CountyKern County
National rank#12,259 of 14,967
State rank#1,516 of 1,814
City rank#53 of 63
County rank#54 of 64
National percentile18.1
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$252,048
Year-over-year home value change-0.7%
Month-over-month home value change0.07%
Home value to income ratio6.76
Median household income$37,272
Bachelor's degree or higher4.8%
Civilian unemployment rate1.7%
Homeownership rate17.4%
Housing vacancy rate0.3%
Rent burden 30% or higher76.1%

How to read this profile

  • Ranks are always shown with denominators.
  • Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
  • Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
  • Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers

Questions About Living in College Heights - Baker Street

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for College Heights - Baker Street?

College Heights - Baker Street is ranked #53 of 63 eligible neighborhoods in Bakersfield; #1,516 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #12,259 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is College Heights - Baker Street one of the best neighborhoods in Bakersfield?

College Heights - Baker Street has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 35.5 and a city ranking of #53 of 63 eligible neighborhoods in Bakersfield.

How much are homes worth in College Heights - Baker Street?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for College Heights - Baker Street is approximately $252,048.

Are home values rising or falling in College Heights - Baker Street?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.7% year over year and 0.07% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for College Heights - Baker Street?

College Heights - Baker Street has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 41.3. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in College Heights - Baker Street?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $37,272.

How affordable is College Heights - Baker Street relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 6.76. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is College Heights - Baker Street primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 17.4%.

What is the unemployment rate in College Heights - Baker Street?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 1.7%.

How educated are residents of College Heights - Baker Street?

Approximately 4.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in College Heights - Baker Street face high rent burden?

Approximately 76.1% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.

How does Best Neighborhoods USA score College Heights - Baker Street?

The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.

Governed ranking context

How this neighborhood ranks

HMDA Mortgage Intelligence

Neighborhood Mortgage Market

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

Activity year2024
Estimated applications25
Estimated originations12
Home-purchase applications13
Origination rate49.5%
Home-purchase share52.5%
Average application loan$183,277
Total application loan amount$4,594,615
National application rank#9,906 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 11.5% YoY; originations 2.0% YoY
Mortgage methodology

HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.