Tehachapi vs Vero Beach

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Tehachapi, CA

Area Score

Bottom 5% nationally

Vero Beach, FL

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Tehachapi

Vero Beach

Opportunity

40 · Bottom 17%

36 · Bottom 12%

Climate

75 · Top 27%

82 · Top 12%

Physical resilience

15 · Bottom 10%

Housing affordability

71 · Bottom 36%

67 · Bottom 30%

Access

95 · Top 37%

82 · Bottom 25%

Economic stability

33 · Bottom 10%

29 · Bottom 6%

Measured values

Metric	Tehachapi	Vero Beach	Source period
Population	11,946	17,042	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$72,957	$69,758	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$25,361	$58,674	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	1,163/sq mi	1,471/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$355,500	$391,900	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,295	$1,221	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	58.5%	64.4%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	8.8%	5.6%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-0.1%	-1.4%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	39.1%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	13.9%	16.1%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	86°F	91°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	32°F	52°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	12.7"	53.2"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	18 mi	35 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	28.5 min	20.2 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	39.1	52.5	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.

Vero Beach

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane.

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