Lamont, CA

61 Apartments for Rent

Lamont, California, is home of the Bear Mountain Recreation and Park District, a place to get close to nature. Enjoy outdoor activities, as well as indoor classes for Zumba, tai chi, and other great opportunities for improving your health.

Do you want a piece of sunshine-soaked California? Then you just might like Lamont. This little community is neither a town, city nor village. Instead, it is an unincorporated area, known as a census-designated place. This means the area has been delineated for the purpose of the collection of data or statistics, such as during a census. As at the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 15,120, with an increase in that number since then. Most people cite the warm weather and blue skies of California as one of the main motivators for moving out there, but whatever your reason, you will most likely find a rental place to call your own in Lamont. It doesn't matter if you are looking for studio apartments for rent, duplexes for rent, townhouses for rent, or any other form of rental apartment, there are options for apartments for rent in Lamont.

Moving to Lamont

Compared to the size of other census-designated places, Lamont is quite big, and the population is also sizable. Most people who live in census-designated places prefer to identify themselves or their businesses with neighboring towns or cities that have a better name recognition. This is not such a problem in Lamont, because the place is quite visible in Kent County. The cost of living here is also 20 percent less than the national average, and 45 percent below the California average.

Neighborhoods in Lamont

Now that you're interesting in Lamont, check out the following popular areas of town to see where you'd fit right in.

Weedpatch: The Weedpatch neighborhood of Lamont can best be described as a suburban area, with all of the amenities you would expect from a metropolitan city. If you are interested in high rise apartment buildings or apartment complexes, then this is the place for you because such options are plenty in this area. Other types of rental homes include one bedroom, two bedroom, three bedroom and four bedroom single family homes. El Pueblo Restaurant is right in this area for when you're itching to eat out.

Town Center: This part of town is more expensive than the Weedpatch area, and the homes in this neighborhood are older than those in Weedpatch. Most of the rental home options here are in the form of mobile homes and single family homes, unlike Weedpatch where you will find large apartment complexes and high rises.

D Fairfax Rd / E Panama Rd: The rental rates in this neighborhood compare to those of the Town Center, but you will find more options here. Some of the housing options include large apartment complexes and high rises. You will also find small to medium single family homes. We hope you find a place you like in Lamont.

Things to do in Lamont

Lamont is not the biggest place in the country, but you can still find quite a few things to do within the area, and even more things to do in nearby towns and cities. You could try the local cuisine at E Jacalito, a Mexican restaurant that sells very good food. The place is usually packed during lunch hour, so you have to content with quite a crowd, but the food is worth the extra effort. You could also try the fare at La Mina, down on Main Street, for even more local food.