Market Intelligence Bakersfield, CA
Comp-rich · 33 tracked
Self-storage market in Bakersfield, CA — July 2026
Based on the 33 facilities we track in Bakersfield — a sample of Bakersfield’s market, not every facility.
As of July 2026 · data via OpenStreetMap + Foursquare
Market tightness
Soft
Aggregate demand signal — not a facility occupancy figure.
Running a move-in promo
48%
Median rate by size
5×5
$54/mo
~10% above US ($49/mo)
typical $47/mo–$71/mo
5×10
$68/mo
~5% above US ($65/mo)
typical $61/mo–$87/mo
10×10
$109/mo
~15% above US ($95/mo)
typical $99/mo–$137/mo
10×20
$171/mo
~25% above US ($137/mo)
typical $96/mo–$189/mo
The bigger picture
Bakersfield-Delano, CA — market supply & demand
Lower storage supply per capita than ~94% of US metros — about 11.8 facilities per 100k people vs the 32.3 national median.
Bakersfield-Delano, CA looks under-supplied relative to the markets we track.
A metro of 910K residents and 281K households — the demand base behind the per-100k figure.
Supply: our registry · as of 2026-06
Demand trend
Population up ~2% since 2020 — a growing metro.
Net out-migration of ~1,000 residents since 2020.
Population trends historically correlate with storage demand — not a forecast. Census PEP, 2025 vintage.
Market context
Median household income
$67,660
Median gross rent
$1,220/mo
Renter share
60%
Census 2023 ACS 5-yr · demand context — these historically correlate with storage demand, not a forecast.
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Data & methodology
Aggregate analysis of publicly available self-storage facility data in Bakersfield, CA, as of July 2026. Facility data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Foursquare. Rates reflect published street rates; individual facility pricing varies. Figures describe the 33 facilities in our dataset for this metro — a sample skewed toward facilities on certain software platforms, not a complete census of the market.