Welcome to the land of the 1%. Where you’ll find lawyers, and doctors, and business executives. And while they aren’t made of ticky-tacky, they are definitely made of money.
These are the wealthiest neighborhoods that Bakersfield has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Bakersfield do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Seven Oaks, where the median income is a cool $147,447.
$147,447 median income
$126,104 median income
$107,873 median income
$107,017 median income
$99,613 median income
$96,510 median income
$96,080 median income
$95,285 median income
$95,003 median income
$93,404 median income
The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is California’s statewide median.
California statewide median: $99,122
California statewide median: $774,582
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Bakersfield for 2026
Every city has its best neighborhoods — where everyone wants to live — and the worst neighborhoods — where no one wants to live. And then you have the wealthiest neighborhoods, where no one can afford to live.
And by no one, we mean you because there’s always someone richer than you.
How do you quantify richer than you? We looked at one simple criterion:
- Highest median household income
Using Saturday Night Science, we researched income data from the Census and BLS for every neighborhood in Bakersfield.
We ranked every neighborhood in Bakersfield by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Seven Oaks, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Bakersfield.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Bakersfield.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Bakersfield for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seven Oaks | $147,447 |
| 2 | Stockdale Estates | $126,104 |
| 3 | Southern Oaks | $107,873 |
| 4 | Mountain Meadows | $107,017 |
| 5 | Tevis Ranch | $99,613 |
| 6 | Amberton | $96,510 |
| 7 | The Oaks | $96,080 |
| 8 | Stone Meadows | $95,285 |
| 9 | Terra Vista | $95,003 |
| 10 | Haggin Oaks | $93,404 |
| 11 | Csu Bakersfield | $89,569 |
| 12 | Stonegate | $88,681 |
| 13 | Artisan | $87,700 |
| 14 | Silver Creek | $80,548 |
| 15 | The Seasons | $79,906 |
| 16 | Rio Bravo | $78,704 |
| 17 | Eastridge Estates | $76,362 |
| 18 | Laurelglen | $76,193 |
| 19 | Bakersfield Country Club | $74,729 |
| 20 | Quailwood | $64,169 |
| 21 | Ridgeview Estates | $60,975 |
| 22 | Stockdale Greens | $59,928 |
| 23 | Stone Creek | $57,010 |
| 24 | Riviera-Westchester | $55,646 |
| 25 | Park Stockdale | $54,275 |
| 26 | Castle Ranch | $54,089 |
| 27 | Spice Tract | $53,747 |
| 28 | La Cresta-Altavista | $51,107 |
| 29 | Tyner Homes | $51,074 |
| 30 | Hillcrest | $49,091 |
| 31 | Sagepointe | $46,925 |
| 32 | Oleander Sunset | $45,981 |
| 33 | Benton Park | $45,384 |
| 34 | Rexland Acres | $36,108 |
| 35 | Lakeview | $35,440 |
| 36 | Southgate | $34,096 |
| 37 | East Bakersfield | $27,125 |
| 38 | Casa Loma | $24,811 |
| 39 | College Heights-Baker Street | $24,460 |
| 40 | Downtown | $23,223 |
| 41 | Homaker Park | $21,977 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 41 Bakersfield neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Bakersfield
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Bakersfield for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Seven Oaks looks to be the richest Bakersfield neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Bakersfield are Seven Oaks, Stockdale Estates, Southern Oaks, Mountain Meadows, Tevis Ranch, Amberton, The Oaks, Stone Meadows, Terra Vista, and Haggin Oaks.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Homaker Park.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on California? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Bakersfield FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Bakersfield?
Seven Oaks is the richest neighborhood in Bakersfield for 2026, with a median household income of $147,447. Stockdale Estates and Southern Oaks are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Bakersfield?
The richest neighborhoods in Bakersfield are Seven Oaks, Stockdale Estates, Southern Oaks, Mountain Meadows, Tevis Ranch, Amberton, The Oaks, Stone Meadows, Terra Vista, and Haggin Oaks. We ranked all 41 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Seven Oaks?
The median household in Seven Oaks earns $147,447 a year, and the median home there is worth $398,100. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Bakersfield is no exception.
How do you rank the richest neighborhoods?
One measure: median household income from Census tract data, ranked highest to lowest. No composite score, no adjustments — just where the money lives.
What is the poorest neighborhood in Bakersfield?
Homaker Park posts the lowest median household income of the 41 Bakersfield neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
