Casa LomaCA
A town of 1,587.
Is Casa Loma a good place to live?
Casa Loma’s weakest subject grade is a D− for health. 31% of residents live below the poverty line in Casa Loma, above both the California town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On health, just 5 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse. Casa Loma's public schools trail 77% of California towns on state tests and graduation. Casa Loma has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Casa Loma for work
Where Casa Loma’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Casa Loma grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Casa Loma is from typical.
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Moving to Casa Loma: who provides what
Casa Loma is unincorporated, so Kern County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Casa Loma.
Casa Loma stands out in California and nationally: a larger share of its adults say their health is fair or poor
43% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Casa Loma, where California’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 19%. 23% of Casa Loma adults report frequent mental distress. Among 848 California towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Casa Loma.
| Casa Loma | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 22% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 11% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Casa Loma | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 6.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 32.5% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, the median household income in Casa Loma is lower
The median household income in Casa Loma is $43,000. Since 2013, Casa Loma has lost 148 jobs, to 126 in 2023. 0.8% of working residents work locally in Casa Loma.
| Casa Loma | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $43,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Casa Loma has mild winters and hot summers
Casa Loma has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Casa Loma’s July high is 99°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Earthquakes leads a high hazard risk in Casa Loma
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dignity Health Arena and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Casa Loma. Close and well known come first.
2 mi Stadium & arenaDignity Health Arena
33 mi MuseumFort Tejon
4 mi MuseumKern County Museum85K visitors a year
26 mi National MonumentCésar E. Chávez National Monument31K visitors a year9 mi Zoo & aquariumCalifornia Living Museum
2 mi MuseumBakersfield Museum of ArtPhoto credits
Dignity Health Arena: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Fort Tejon: Yellowute at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Kern County Museum: (WT-de) Mistoffeles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · César E. Chávez National Monument: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Bakersfield Museum of Art: Skyman9999. Skyman9999, CC0
Everything we know about Casa Loma
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Casa Loma
About 4 of every 100 Casa Loma residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Casa Loma
Place in California, United States
Casa Loma is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California. Although it is designated by the census as its own place, it is functionally a neighborhood of Bakersfield.
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Casa Loma’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Casa Loma.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Loma | — | — | B− | — | C− | D− |
| Cottonwood | #805 | D− | C | — | C− | D− |
Casa Loma has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Casa Loma and Cottonwood report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Casa Loma with a neighbor →
Questions about Casa Loma
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Casa Loma, CA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.