How much is a 2-bedroom apartment in Taft Heights, CA?

Name: Rent by bedrooms in Taft Heights, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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In Taft Heights, CA, the median gross rent for a two-bedroom home is $1,036 (±$246) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey, table B25031).

A three-bedroom home rents for a median of $1,253 (±$317).

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA is $1,656.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

2 bedrooms: $1,036 (±$246)
3 bedrooms: $1,253 (±$317)

Rent by bedroom count in Taft Heights

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Taft Heights	Kern County	California	United States
2 bedrooms	$1,036 (±$246)	$1,197 (±$18)	$2,103 (±$6)	$1,407
3 bedrooms	$1,253 (±$317)	$1,560 (±$39)	$2,351 (±$11)	$1,584

A median for a bedroom size is published only where enough renting households of that size were surveyed; a dash means the Census Bureau did not publish one.

Census rents against HUD’s Fair Market Rent, fiscal year 2027

Dollars a month; the Fair Market Rent is for the Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA
	Census median, this place	HUD Fair Market Rent
1 bedroom	—	$1,273
2 bedrooms	$1,036 (±$246)	$1,656
3 bedrooms	$1,253 (±$317)	$2,293

A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s estimate of the gross rent of a modest rental home across the whole HUD area, set for the voucher program; the Census median is what renting households in this place reported paying.

The two answer different questions and are not expected to match.

Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms in places near Taft Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Taft Heights
Place	Distance	Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms	Compared with this place
Taft Heights	—	$1,036 (±$246)	—
South Taft	0.8 mi	$884 (±$97)	Not measurably different
Ford City	2.3 mi	$986 (±$102)	Not measurably different
Taft	2.7 mi	$981 (±$84)	Not measurably different
Maricopa	6.8 mi	$1,014 (±$299)	Not measurably different
Buttonwillow	19 mi	$1,128 (±$138)	Not measurably different
Rosedale	23 mi	$1,112 (±$294)	Not measurably different
Greenacres	26 mi	$1,121 (±$360)	Not measurably different
Pine Mountain Club	27 mi	$1,529 (±$678)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms across Kern County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
25	Shafter	$1,095 (±$113)
26	McFarland	$1,087 (±$28)
27	East Bakersfield	$1,086 (±$114)
28	California City	$1,083 (±$135)
29	East Niles	$1,082 (±$93)
30	Ridgecrest	$1,080 (±$160)
31	Taft Heights	$1,036 (±$246)
32	Arvin	$1,034 (±$125)
33	Wasco	$1,025 (±$149)
34	Maricopa	$1,014 (±$299)
35	Cottonwood (Kern County)	$996 (±$114)
36	Potomac Park	$991 (±$213)
37	Ford City	$986 (±$102)

Showing 13 of 44 places in Kern County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Taft Heights is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Taft Heights

How much is a two-bedroom apartment in Taft Heights?

The median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Taft Heights, CA is $1,036 (±$246) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much does a three-bedroom rental cost in Taft Heights?

The median gross rent for a three-bedroom home in Taft Heights, CA is $1,253 (±$317) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Taft Heights CDP, California (place:77588, in state:06).

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B25031_002E, B25031_002M, B25031_003E, B25031_003M, B25031_004E, B25031_004M, B25031_005E, B25031_005M, B25031_006E, B25031_006M, B25031_007E, B25031_007M

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