Neighborhood Profile

East Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA | Kern County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
22.0
National rank: #14,512 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
14.0
Score
Value Opportunity
25.0
Score
Momentum
30.7
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationBakersfield, CA
CountyKern County
National rank#14,512 of 14,967
State rank#1,772 of 1,814
City rank#61 of 63
County rank#62 of 64
National percentile3.0
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$224,287
Year-over-year home value change-3.4%
Month-over-month home value change0.30%
Home value to income ratio6.34
Median household income$35,396
Bachelor's degree or higher4.9%
Civilian unemployment rate10.8%
Homeownership rate14.7%
Housing vacancy rate5.4%
Rent burden 30% or higher66.1%

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 East Bakersfield

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for East Bakersfield?

East Bakersfield is ranked #61 of 63 eligible neighborhoods in Bakersfield; #1,772 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #14,512 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is East Bakersfield one of the best neighborhoods in Bakersfield?

East Bakersfield has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 22.0 and a city ranking of #61 of 63 eligible neighborhoods in Bakersfield.

How much are homes worth in East Bakersfield?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for East Bakersfield is approximately $224,287.

Are home values rising or falling in East Bakersfield?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -3.4% year over year and 0.30% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for East Bakersfield?

East Bakersfield has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 30.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in East Bakersfield?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $35,396.

How affordable is East Bakersfield relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 6.34. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is East Bakersfield primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 14.7%.

What is the unemployment rate in East Bakersfield?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 10.8%.

How educated are residents of East Bakersfield?

Approximately 4.9% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in East Bakersfield face high rent burden?

Approximately 66.1% 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 East Bakersfield?

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 applications79
Estimated originations39
Home-purchase applications39
Origination rate49.1%
Home-purchase share48.9%
Average application loan$222,836
Total application loan amount$17,618,716
National application rank#5,280 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 47.5% YoY; originations 47.6% 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.