Rankings · How Tehachapi ranks in CA
Tehachapi ranks #53 in California for affordable rent
Tehachapi is ranked on 34 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
34
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #53 rent easiest to afford
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 15% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Colder winters than 96% of California
Not better or worse, just Tehachapi’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Colder winters than 96% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
33.1° January low
Shorter growing season than 93% of CA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
183 days between frosts
Drier than 79% of CA towns
DrierWetter
11 in of rain + melted snow a year
Fewer kids than 70% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
19.8% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 69% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
13.4% of residents are 65+
More vacation homes than 66% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1.3% of homes are seasonal
Cooler summers than 51% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
89.4° July high
Older than 50% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
39.1 median age
Where it shines
The lists Tehachapi does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Tehachapi marked.
At a glance
Tehachapi lands in the top half on 9 of 23 lists
Each dot is Tehachapi’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Tehachapi does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#53/422Cheapest rent#134/830Most affordable#150/835Lowest property tax#235/835 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#362/843 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#224/438 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#420/844Most active#531/844Fewest uninsured#602/844Healthiest#613/844Lowest obesity#666/844Fewest smokers#679/844Closest to a top hospital#785/844 SafetySafety →
Safest#316/411 People
Most educated#658/844 Next door
Tehachapi out-ranks 0 of its 2 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.