Oakridge

Bakersfield, CA

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Oakridge - Bakersfield, CA Area Guide

Located less than a mile east of Downtown Bakersfield, the Oakridge neighborhood features spacious parks, top-rated schools, and ample amenities. Affordable houses and apartments for rent close to the city make Oakridge an ideal place to live. Residents of Oakridge spend their time at Virginia County Park, which has picnic facilities, a playground, and lighted baseball and soccer fields. Food enthusiasts rave about the area’s many ethnic restaurants such as Luigi’s for Italian fare, New Saigon for Vietnamese, and La Colonia for authentic Mexican cuisine. Bakersfield is also well-known for its excellent Basque restaurants – so pull up a chair at Noriega’s, located on the neighborhood’s north side.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Oakridge is $665 for one bedroom, $988 for two bedrooms, and $1,037 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Oakridge has increased by 1.4% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 534 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $665/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 900 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $988/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,146 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,037/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

40 / 100

Minimal Public Transit

Transit

10 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Somewhat Bikeable

Bikeability

30 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

60 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

20 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Moderate Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

40 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

20 / 100

Local Vibe

Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

10 / 100

Few to No Nightlife Options Nearby

Nightlife

10 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Buena Vista Museum of Natural History
  • Kern County Museum
  • California Living Museum

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • Meadows Field

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.