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Affordability in Bakersfield

Bakersfield ranks #93 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 31 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 31st percentile nationally and #13 of 18 in California.

affordability score
31
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National rank
#93 of 134
In California
#13 of 18
Percentile
31st

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Bakersfield sits 19 points below the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Bakersfield

  1. T#91 Corpus Christi, TX 32
  2. T#91 Saint Paul, MN 32
  3. #93 Bakersfield, CA — this page 31
  4. #94 Greensboro, NC 30
  5. T#95 Glendale, AZ 29

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Bakersfield

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