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Rosedale vs Bakersfield

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (21.8× in Bakersfield) and trails (5.3× in Bakersfield).

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Rosedale, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 18,877 people
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Bakersfield, CAHometown of 69 notable peopleCalifornia · 411,986 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

RosedaleOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 81%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 70%of CA districts All about Rosedale →
BakersfieldHometown of 69 notable people
Famous people69 notable peopleborn in Bakersfield Housing$388K typical home49% below the CA typical home College town2 collegesBakersfield College All about Bakersfield →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Size21.8×
Bakersfield is the bigger place
Bakersfield 411,986Rosedale 18,877
Trails5.3×
Bakersfield has more miles of trail
Bakersfield 104.5 miRosedale 19.9 mi
Household income+69%
Households in Rosedale earn more
Rosedale $135,966Bakersfield $80,540
Street grid3.2×
Bakersfield has the more walkable street grid
Bakersfield 68.6Rosedale 21.4
Home values+64%
Homes cost more in Rosedale
Rosedale $608,900Bakersfield $371,700
Work in town+41.2 pts
More of Bakersfield’s workers stay in town
Bakersfield 47.5%Rosedale 6.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,330 more a month in Rosedale

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Rosedale$3,680/mo
Typical home $609K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $1,637/mo · Housing →
Bakersfield$2,350/mo
Typical home $388K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $1,472/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,330 a month, about $15,900 a year, between Rosedale and Bakersfield.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Rosedale places higher on 10 of 19 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–RosedaleNot graded DBakersfieldSafer than 9% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+RosedaleBetter than 70% of districts in the state ABakersfieldBetter than 90% of districts in the state
Health
A−RosedaleHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns CBakersfieldHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns
10Rosedale
8Bakersfield

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #733#332 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #198#624 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #163#561 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 844 towns #241#621 HealthiestHealth · 844 towns #261#629 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #738#434 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #554#294 Most educatedPeople · 844 towns #271#518

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Rosedale’s rankings →

Where they are

Rosedale and Bakersfield share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

RosedaleBakersfieldRosedaleBakersfield
Rosedale ↔ Bakersfield9.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
3,529 Rosedale residents work in Bakersfield (44.1% of its workers)
2,376 Bakersfield residents work in Rosedale (1.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Rosedale →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
RosedaleBakersfield
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F41°F
July high98°F98°F
Growing season (days)334d334d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th65th
Outdoors & history
RosedaleBakersfield
Trails20 mi105 mi
Conserved land0.3%6.4%
Settled18911869
National Register places—6
Archive photos—18
Famous people born here169
Community
RosedaleBakersfield
Library hours a week—36 hrs
Colleges in town—2
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

RosedaleBakersfield
People
Population 18,877Lowest 411,986Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +32.6%Highest CA: +6.1% +16.1%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 37.6±2.9Highest about the CA average 32.1±0.4Lowest 15% below CA
Kids under 18 26.7%±2.6Lowest CA: 22% 29.2%±0.6Highest CA: 22%
Bakersfield and Rosedale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.4%±2Highest CA: 15.7% 11.3%±0.4Lowest CA: 15.7%
Rosedale and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.2%Highest CA: 37.1% 23.6%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±1.3Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.8%±0.4Highest CA: 7.6%
Bakersfield and Rosedale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $135,966±$16kHighest 37% above CA $80,540±$2kLowest 19% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $608,900±$21kHighest 17% below CA $371,700±$3kLowest 49% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,637±$907Highest 20% below CA $1,472±$33Lowest 28% below CA
Rosedale and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,803Highest 13% above CA $3,619Lowest 29% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64.5%±60.5Highest CA: 55.3% 56.8%±2.1Lowest CA: 55.3%
Rosedale and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.4%Lowest CA: 12% 16.3%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.7%Highest CA: 55.9% 60.6%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 25 yrs newer than CA 1990Lowest 14 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest about the CA average 24 minLowest 18% below CA
Work from home 9.2%±2.4Highest CA: 17.2% 8.2%±0.7Lowest CA: 17.2%
Rosedale and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.3%Lowest 47.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Lowest 0.91Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bakersfield (44%)Los Angeles (3%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 44% work in Bakersfield2% work in Rosedale
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 6.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 19.9 miLowest 104.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 mi 0.7 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 80Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 21.4Lowest 68.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#242 of 574 in CA
School district Rosedale Union ElementaryKern High ROC · Bakersfield City
High school in town None in townBakersfield High
Students per teacherat that high school — 25.6
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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