Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Bakersfield, CA (2026)
Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.
| # | ZIP | City | Home value | Rent | Cap rate | 5-yr growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93252 1% rule | Maricopa, CA | $181,511 | $2,187 | 9.40% | 2.7% |
| 2 | 93516 1% rule | Boron, CA | $161,790 | $1,872 | 9.03% | 4.9% |
| 3 | 93523 | Edwards, CA | $206,596 | $1,998 | 7.54% | 6.5% |
| 4 | 93263 | Shafter, CA | $386,466 | $2,640 | 5.33% | 5.1% |
| 5 | 93505 | California City, CA | $274,717 | $1,756 | 4.99% | 4.5% |
| 6 | 93222 | Pine Mountain Club, CA | $381,135 | $2,400 | 4.91% | 1.8% |
| 7 | 93268 | Taft, CA | $209,086 | $1,240 | 4.62% | 5.1% |
| 8 | 93205 | Bodfish, CA | $191,184 | $1,125 | 4.59% | 4.0% |
| 9 | 93225 | Frazier Park, CA | $325,449 | $1,900 | 4.55% | 3.5% |
| 10 | 93313 | Bakersfield, CA | $417,522 | $2,385 | 4.46% | 4.9% |
| 11 | 93283 | Weldon, CA | $201,411 | $1,125 | 4.36% | 3.3% |
| 12 | 93307 | Bakersfield, CA | $319,614 | $1,772 | 4.32% | 6.4% |
| 13 | 93240 | Lake Isabella, CA | $217,812 | $1,188 | 4.25% | 3.3% |
| 14 | 93312 | Bakersfield, CA | $459,894 | $2,444 | 4.15% | 4.3% |
| 15 | 93305 | La Cresta - Altavista, CA | $271,797 | $1,438 | 4.13% | 5.7% |
| 16 | 93560 | Rosamond, CA | $411,329 | $2,172 | 4.12% | 4.1% |
| 17 | 93501 | Mojave, CA | $237,129 | $1,251 | 4.11% | 4.7% |
| 18 | 93285 | Wofford Heights, CA | $229,206 | $1,188 | 4.04% | 1.4% |
| 19 | 93518 | Caliente, CA | $304,552 | $1,530 | 3.92% | 1.8% |
| 20 | 93243 | Frazier Park, CA | $373,814 | $1,863 | 3.89% | 1.5% |
| 21 | 93306 | Bakersfield, CA | $351,611 | $1,736 | 3.85% | 5.4% |
| 22 | 93304 | Bakersfield, CA | $296,306 | $1,443 | 3.80% | 6.3% |
| 23 | 93206 | Buttonwillow, CA | $237,033 | $1,152 | 3.79% | 3.7% |
| 24 | 93561 | Tehachapi, CA | $427,578 | $2,078 | 3.79% | 3.6% |
| 25 | 93309 | Bakersfield, CA | $349,599 | $1,631 | 3.64% | 5.4% |
Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →
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