Renting in Bakersfield, CA

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What rent costs in Bakersfield

Median gross rent by size in Bakersfield, CA
Studio$1,121 ±$70
1 bedroom$1,088 ±$54
2 bedrooms$1,327 ±$47
3 bedrooms$1,755 ±$43
4 bedrooms$2,213 ±$87
5 or more$2,627 ±$578
All rentals$1,472 ±$33

Median gross rent (rent plus the utilities the renter pays): half of rentals cost less, half more. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (public domain). The ± is the Census' 90% margin of error.

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Within the Census' margin of the middle rent reads as typical; well below it can mean a scam, so never pay before you have seen the place.

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