515 Niles St
515 Niles St,
Bakersfield, CA 93305
$1,000
1 Bed
Area Guide
Old Town Kern Bakersfield, CA
A historic district with walkable streets and affordable rentals
Walkable
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Historic
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Suburban
Formerly known as Sumner, Old Town Kern sits immediately east of Downtown Bakersfield. Affordable apartments and condos are available for rent in the area, putting you within minutes of the city’s center. Once the site of the original Bakersfield train station, and a streetcar link between Bakersfield and Sumner, Old Town Kern retains its historic ambiance. Locals stroll over to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park for picnics, activities at the community center, or to play basketball or tennis. Bakersfield residents come to Old Town Kern for its charming local restaurants and sense of small-town charm. Old Town Kern is fairly pedestrian- and bike-friendly, so residents can easily get around town.
Getting Around
Explore how walkable, bikeable, drivable, and transit-friendly Old Town Kern - Bakersfield, CA is for everyday living.
Fairly Walkable
Walkability
50
/ 100
Limited Public Transit
Transit
30
/ 100
Exceptionally Drivable
Drivability
90
/ 100
Fairly Bikeable
Bikeability
50
/ 100
Daily Essentials
Old Town Kern - Bakersfield, CA offers all daily essentials, but they’re limited to a few main areas.
Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk
Groceries
90
/ 100
Good Restaurant Variety Nearby
Restaurants
60
/ 100
Limited Café Variety Nearby
Cafes
30
/ 100
Fair Variety of Shops Nearby
Shopping
50
/ 100
Recreation
Old Town Kern - Bakersfield, CA provides green space and wellness resources in certain areas.
Large Amount of Park Space Nearby
Parks
70
/ 100
Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby
Wellness
30
/ 100
Local Vibe
Get a sense of what it’s like to live in Old Town Kern - Bakersfield, CA from everyday activity to noise and nightlife.
Mostly Calm Atmosphere
Vibrancy
20
/ 100
Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby
Nightlife
30
/ 100
Somewhat Noisy
Quiet Score
80
/ 100
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Points of Interest
Shopping Centers
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.