Bakersfield cost of living
Cost of living in the city of Bakersfield
Bakersfield-Delano, CA had 922,529 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 100.9, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,656
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$1,479
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
105.2
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
158.3
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
24.8 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$71,596
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 0.87%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in California
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Related comparisons
From Bakersfield
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from Bakersfield.
- Bakersfield and San Francisco · rent gap $2,041
- Bakersfield and San Jose · rent gap $1,616
- Bakersfield and Boston · rent gap $1,352
- Bakersfield and New York · rent gap $1,315
- Bakersfield and Los Angeles · rent gap $1,308
- Bakersfield and San Diego · rent gap $1,167
- Bakersfield and Miami · rent gap $908
- Bakersfield and Seattle · rent gap $893
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