Rexland AcresCA
2,760 residents make their home in this town in California.
Is Rexland Acres a good place to live?
Rexland Acres grades low on several counts. Its weakest is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 98% of the country. With a D− overall, Rexland Acres is better than 2% of U.S. towns and ranks 772nd of 841 in California. Homes run about $200K for a typical one, 2.9 times the Bakersfield metro’s $70K median household income. 25% of residents live below the poverty line locally, against 10% in California’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results.
99% of working residents leave Rexland Acres for work
Where Rexland Acres’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Rexland Acres grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Rexland Acres is from typical.
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Moving to Rexland Acres: who provides what
Rexland Acres 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 Rexland Acres.
Rexland Acres has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has poverty well above the California rate.
Rexland Acres stands out in California and nationally: a larger share of its adults report frequent physical distress
Rexland Acres: 45% of adults get no exercise outside work. Of 32 CDC measures, Rexland Acres beats the California average on 1 and trails it on 23. Two figures for adults here: 18% have diabetes, 23% report frequent mental distress.
| Rexland Acres | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 22% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rexland Acres | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.3% | 6.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 29.8% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Rexland Acres’ schools rank behind 58% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Greenfield Union school district. Enrollment at Rexland Acres’s public school: 552 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 552 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Rexland Acres work out of town
Jobs based here fell from 695 in 2013 to 402. The average commute for its 1,098 working residents takes 21.7 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Rexland Acres’ average commute stands at 22 minutes. Since 2013, Rexland Acres has lost 293 jobs, to 402 in 2023. The share of working residents in Rexland Acres who work locally: 1.2%. The top destinations are Bakersfield (40%), Los Angeles (4%) and Shafter (2%).
| Rexland Acres | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 25% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Rexland Acres: earthquakes
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. 62% of Rexland Acres’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 23%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Rexland Acres has mild winters and hot summers
The Bakersfield Ap weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 112 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 99.1°, hotter than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 40.1°.
Rexland Acres’ midsummer high comes in at 99°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Rexland Acres | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 99°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 40°F | 41°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.3% of the land in Rexland Acres is protected from building
One park or preserve covers 4 acres in Rexland Acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rexland Acres Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Rexland Acres sells for about $327K
At 2.9 years of the Bakersfield metro’s $70K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 98% of California towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,844, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
In Rexland Acres, the going rate for rent is $1,435 a month. 62% of households are owner-occupiers here.
| Rexland Acres | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,435 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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 Rexland Acres. Close and well known come first.
5 mi Stadium & arenaDignity Health Arena
30 mi MuseumFort Tejon
25 mi National MonumentCésar E. Chávez National Monument31K visitors a year
6 mi MuseumKern County Museum85K visitors a year11 mi Zoo & aquariumCalifornia Living Museum
5 mi MuseumBakersfield Museum of ArtPhoto credits
Dignity Health Arena: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Fort Tejon: Yellowute at English Wikipedia, Public domain · César E. Chávez National Monument: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Kern County Museum: (WT-de) Mistoffeles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bakersfield Museum of Art: Skyman9999. Skyman9999, CC0
Everything we know about Rexland Acres
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Rexland Acres
About 2 of every 100 Rexland Acres residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Rexland Acres
Place in California, United States
Rexland Acres is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California. As of the 2020 census, Rexland Acres had a population of 3,563.
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Questions about Rexland Acres
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rexland Acres, CA a good place to live?
Rexland Acres grades D− overall, better than 2% of U.S. towns and #772 of 841 in California. It grades D− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Rexland Acres, CA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $200,000, 74% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.