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2,937 residents make their home in this town in California.
Stallion Springs’s weakest is cost of living (D): the typical home is worth about $432K, 6.2 years of the Bakersfield metro’s $70K median household income. Walkability is weaker too (D). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. Hazard risk is weaker too (D−): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of U.S. communities, with wildfire at the top. Safety is its strong suit (A−): it reports less crime per resident than 78% of U.S. towns. Health is another plus — residents are healthier than 70% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The overall grade comes out at C, 427th of 841 in California. It comes out better than 27% of U.S. towns.
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Stallion Springs is from typical.
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Where Stallion Springs beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 1,522 in 2000, 3,139 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2012 and 3 maps from 1943 on.
Explore the history →2,488 counted in 2010 and 3,139 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Ordered by what stands out in Stallion Springs.
Stallion Springs fares better on crime within California than nationally, sends most of its workers to Tehachapi and beyond and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of California.
Expected losses in Stallion Springs break down as 43% from wildfires and 26% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 8.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 97% of California’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
The violent crime rate for Stallion Springs comes to 1.1 per 1,000 residents, below both California’s towns (2.9) and U.S. towns (1.6).
| Stallion Springs | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.4 per 1,000 residents | 13.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
In Stallion Springs, nearly a quarter of residents are under 18, where California’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. People 65 and older are 29% of residents (16% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (24% statewide). Stallion Springs’ median age stands at 42.9 years. A bachelor’s degree or higher: 28% of adults 25 and older, vs 37% across California.
| Stallion Springs | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 29% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.9 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Stallion Springs | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.8% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.8% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.4% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 3.3% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.2% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.2% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.8% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.4% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 37.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.4% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,900, single groups can be off by several points
Stallion Springs has 150 jobs for its 1,021 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 43 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
The top destinations are Tehachapi (21%), Bakersfield (8%) and Palmdale (6%). Stallion Springs’ typical journey to work comes in at 43 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 33 miles. 5% of Stallion Springs residents live below the poverty line.
| Stallion Springs | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 43 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For adults in Stallion Springs, the share who had a checkup this year is 76%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Stallion Springs beats California on 11 and trails on 7.
| Stallion Springs | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 72% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Stallion Springs | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 34°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 84% of California places with climate records; July afternoons average 88.8°.
The January low is 34°F.
| Stallion Springs | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 34°F | 41°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Stallion Springs’ rent at the middle of the market is $2,250 a month. The median sale price was $440,000 in September 2026. On the market in the town: a median 70 days to sell.
| Stallion Springs | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,250 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Stallion Springs 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.
Where Stallion Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
None within 15 miles of Stallion Springs; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Stallion Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Place in California, United States
Stallion Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Tehachapi Mountains, in Kern County, California, USA. The population was 3,139 at the 2020 census, up from 2,488 at the 2010 census. Stallion Springs is located in Cummings Valley within the Greater Tehachapi area.
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Stallion Springs grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #427 of 841 in California. It grades B+ for health, A− for safety and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $433,000, 43% 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 D.
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