Market Intelligence Bakersfield, CA
Comp-rich · 36 tracked
Self-storage market in Bakersfield, CA — August 2026
Based on the 36 facilities we track in Bakersfield — a sample of Bakersfield’s market, not every facility.
As of August 2026 · data via OpenStreetMap + Foursquare
Market tightness
Soft
Aggregate demand signal — not a facility occupancy figure.
Running a move-in promo
69%
Median rate by size
5×5
$53/mo
~8% above US ($49/mo)
typical $49/mo–$63/mo
5×10
$66/mo
~3% above US ($64/mo)
typical $61/mo–$70/mo
10×10
$109/mo
~17% above US ($93/mo)
typical $103/mo–$123/mo
10×20
$174/mo
~27% above US ($137/mo)
typical $120/mo–$185/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 August 2026. Facility data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Foursquare. Rates reflect published street rates; individual facility pricing varies. Figures describe the 36 facilities in our dataset for this metro — a sample skewed toward facilities on certain software platforms, not a complete census of the market.