Choctaw ValleyCA
With 34 residents, it is a town in California.
Is Choctaw Valley a good place to live?
Choctaw Valley’s typical July afternoon high is 100°F, above both the California town median (89°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Of the 848 California towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Choctaw Valley. 12% of the land in Choctaw Valley is conserved, against 4.3% in California’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Kern River State Recreation Area, at 119 acres. Choctaw Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
34 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Choctaw Valley: who provides what
Choctaw Valley 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 Choctaw Valley.
About half of Choctaw Valley’s working residents commute to Bakersfield
For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away. The top destinations are Bakersfield (46%), Los Angeles (4%) and Rivergrove (2%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Choctaw Valley
Choctaw Valley’s January low stands at 39°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
12.1% of Choctaw Valley is conserved land
The concentration of trails in Choctaw Valley is 0.1 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 4 parks and preserves and they come to 0.2 miles. Parks and preserves locally: 4, covering 155 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kern River State Recreation Area | — | 119 |
| 2. Hart Memorial Park | — | 20 |
| 3. Lake Ming County Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Choctaw Valley has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from earthquakes
For Choctaw Valley, the FEMA risk score is 63 of 100. FEMA puts 44% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 39% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Choctaw Valley is
The share of adults in Choctaw Valley who have obesity: 30%. Against the California average, Choctaw Valley comes out ahead on 14 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 6. 15% of adults in Choctaw Valley report frequent mental distress; 9.3% worry about having enough food.
| Choctaw Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Choctaw Valley | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Dignity Health Arena and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Choctaw Valley. Close and well known come first.
9 mi Stadium & arenaDignity Health Arenain town Zoo & aquariumCalifornia Living Museum
24 mi National MonumentCésar E. Chávez National Monument31K visitors a year
40 mi MuseumFort Tejon
8 mi MuseumKern County Museum85K visitors a year
9 mi MuseumBakersfield Museum of ArtPhoto credits
Dignity Health Arena: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · César E. Chávez National Monument: 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 · Bakersfield Museum of Art: Skyman9999. Skyman9999, CC0
Everything we know about Choctaw Valley
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Choctaw Valley
About 0 of every 100 Choctaw Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Choctaw Valley for work
Where Choctaw Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Choctaw Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Choctaw Valley, CA a good place to live?
Choctaw Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.