Living in Bakersfield

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Bakersfield has an average Walk Score of 37 with 347,483 residents.

Bakersfield has some public transportation and does not have many bike lanes.

The most walkable Bakersfield neighborhoods are Oleander-Sunset, Riviera-Westchester and Park Stockdale.

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Bakersfield is a Car-Dependent city

Most errands require a car.

Walk Score Map

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Beale Park

Haggin Oaks Park

Most errands require a car in Bakersfield.

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Bakersfield Neighborhoods

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
1	Oleander-Sunset	70	36	57	15,196
2	Riviera-Westchester	62	39	61	4,262
3	Park Stockdale	59	32	57	6,701
4	Homaker Park	58	32	50	4,871
5	Lakeview	56	32	53	10,392
6	Baker Street	55	29	43	2,070
7	Southgate	52	34	45	6,955
8	Ridgeview Estates	47	25	35	1,929
9	Sagepointe	46	29	52	3,222
10	Csu Bakersfield	45	32	54	2,164
11	Westlakes	43	17	43	2,230
12	Riverlakes	43	21	47	2,618
13	Quailwood	42	30	64	1,899
14	Laurelglen	42	29	44	8,355
15	San Trope	41	19	45	810
16	Fruitvale	37	16	48	6,997
17	Kern City	36	29	43	2,665
18	Stockdale Greens	36	28	63	2,391
19	Amberton	36	26	46	1,462
20	Fairway Oaks	34	19	50	1,797
21	Silver Creek	34	22	36	7,069
22	Haggin Oaks	33	27	37	2,377
23	Stockdale Country Club	33	28	50	1,407
24	The Oaks	33	23	37	4,864
25	Pheasant Run	31	23	51	2,978
26	The Seasons	30	25	37	5,376
27	Stonegate	30	22	32	4,011
28	Crystal Ranch	28	13	40	2,481
29	Madison Grove	26	3	44	2,819
30	Seven Oaks	24	18	38	3,858
31	Westdale Classics	24	19	44	623
32	Avalon	24	15	40	2,943
33	Eagle Ranch	22	16	41	2,022
34	Stockdale West	21	5	48	3,691
35	River Oaks	20	18	51	2,170
36	Emerald Estates	20	18	42	4,583
37	Tevis Ranch	20	0	38	3,564
38	Brighton	19	20	43	1,692
39	Seven Oaks at Grand Island	18	4	40	3,251
40	Hampton Woods	16	2	35	3,027
41	Stone Meadows	13	24	30	5,156
42	Artisan	11	-	33	3,063
43	Eastridge Estates	11	20	11	1,461
44	Fox Run	11	18	36	2,743
45	Southern Oaks	11	0	32	2,733
46	Stone Creek	10	19	30	1,815
47	Nottingham Estates	9	18	31	1,273
48	Campus Park	9	10	31	2,200
49	Mountain Meadows	9	12	26	718
50	Tyner Homes	8	24	28	3,124
51	Terra Vista	7	-	32	2,940
52	Rio Bravo	7	10	19	1,833
53	City in the Hills	4	3	28	1,584
54	Tuscany	4	13	9	746

thumbnail for Beale Park Beale Park is one of the few places in town you can find an outdoor amphitheater complete with built in seating. #oleandersunset

Derian Gordon
on Beale Park

Bakersfield has Some Transit

A few nearby public transportation options. Find Bakersfield apartments for rent on Redfin.

Public Transit Routes

Bakersfield has some public transportation and about 17 bus lines.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Bakersfield on public transit.

Bakersfield is Somewhat Bikeable

Minimal bike infrastructure.

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Lowell Park

California State University, Bakersfield

Beale Park

thumbnail for Haggin Oaks Park This sundial is an awesome neighborhood attribute. It is also the only one I have seen at any of the neighborhood parks I have been to. A very fun an interactive way to get kids engaged an thinking while at the park playing.