Tehachapi vs Hobe Sound

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Tehachapi, CA

Area Score

Bottom 5% nationally

Hobe Sound, FL

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Tehachapi

Hobe Sound

Opportunity

40 · Bottom 17%

Climate

75 · Top 27%

83 · Top 11%

Physical resilience

15 · Bottom 10%

13 · Bottom 9%

Housing affordability

71 · Bottom 36%

63 · Bottom 24%

Access

95 · Top 37%

89 · Bottom 38%

Economic stability

33 · Bottom 10%

28 · Bottom 5%

Measured values

Metric	Tehachapi	Hobe Sound	Source period
Population	11,946	13,817	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$72,957	$63,484	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$25,361	$42,521	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	1,163/sq mi	1,944/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$355,500	$394,700	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,295	$1,129	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	58.5%	77.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	8.8%	4.9%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-0.1%	-0.8%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	29.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	13.9%	15.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	86°F	90°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	32°F	58°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	12.7"	61.7"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	18 mi	27 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	28.5 min	30.8 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	39.1	57.0	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Tehachapi

Elevated or high exposure: wildfire, heat wave, earthquake.

Hobe Sound

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane.

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