Mountain MeadowsCA
A town of 190.
Is Mountain Meadows a good place to live?
100% of households own their home in Mountain Meadows, where California’s towns sit at 64% and U.S. towns at 73%. Mountain Meadows has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
190 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Mountain Meadows: who provides what
Mountain Meadows 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 Mountain Meadows.
50% of residents are 65 or older
People 65 and older are 50% of residents (16% statewide); children under 18 are 5% of residents (22% statewide). 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 0% and 87% women
The Census survey reached too few of Mountain Meadows’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±45.5 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Mountain Meadows | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.3% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.2% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 21.1% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 0% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 49.5% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.9% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 0% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 57.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 6.7% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.2% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Wildfire leads a very high hazard risk in Mountain Meadows
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Mountain Meadows’ workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Tehachapi (18%), Bakersfield (12%) and Golden Hills (4%). Half commute less than 40 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Mountain Meadows, expect four seasons and hot summers
Mountain Meadows has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 88° and January nights drop to 35°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mountain Meadows stands out in California and nationally, with more of its adults who have high blood pressure
42% of Mountain Meadows adults have high blood pressure, above both California’s towns (31%) and U.S. towns (35%). 16% of Mountain Meadows adults have diabetes. Mountain Meadows beats the California average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Mountain Meadows | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Mountain Meadows | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.6% | 14.9% |
| Fewer lonely adults | 31.9% | 37.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Mountain Meadows
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mountain Meadows; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Mountain Meadows residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Mountain Meadows for work
Where Mountain Meadows’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Mountain Meadows
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mountain Meadows, CA a good place to live?
Mountain Meadows has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.