Kern County, CA Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Kern County, CA is $376,332. There were 10,798 home sales in Kern County, CA over the past 12 months. The median residential Kern County, CA home value for transactions over the previous year is $341,166. The number of current listings in Kern County, CA is 13,881, and the percentage of properties for sale is 13881.00%. The county has 811 foreclosures, 194 bank owned properties, 176 headed for auction, and 13,881 properties for sale.
Kern County, CA Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield | $ 395,677 $ 235/sqft | Weldon | $ 269,363 $ 151/sqft |
| Tehachapi | $ 430,651 $ 246/sqft | Inyokern | $ 280,302 $ 150/sqft |
| Ridgecrest | $ 264,624 $ 177/sqft | Lebec | $ 362,387 $ 281/sqft |
| California City | $ 274,278 $ 173/sqft | Maricopa | $ 177,415 $ 144/sqft |
| Rosamond | $ 424,642 $ 265/sqft | Edwards | $ 204,900 $ 171/sqft |
| Shafter | $ 410,000 $ 233/sqft | Kernville | $ 420,659 $ 269/sqft |
| Taft | $ 215,766 $ 185/sqft | Keene | $ 659,882 $ 295/sqft |
| Delano | $ 340,071 $ 239/sqft | Onyx | $ 225,557 $ 109/sqft |
| Wasco | $ 323,466 $ 228/sqft | Buttonwillow | $ 252,844 $ 172/sqft |
| Frazier Park | $ 374,272 $ 255/sqft | Fellows | $ 226,950 $ 192/sqft |
| Mojave | $ 250,002 $ 210/sqft | Glennville | $ 441,107 $ 265/sqft |
| Lake Isabella | $ 244,900 $ 187/sqft | Woody | $ 379,900 $ 329/sqft |
| Arvin | $ 305,211 $ 199/sqft | Randsburg | $ -- $ -- |
| Lamont | $ 234,392 $ 198/sqft | Johannesburg | $ -- $ -- |
| Pine Mountain Club | $ 372,249 $ 255/sqft | Lost Hills | $ -- $ -- |
| Wofford Heights | $ 262,000 $ 196/sqft | Mc Kittrick | $ -- $ -- |
| Mc Farland | $ 314,613 $ 231/sqft | Tupman | $ -- $ -- |
| Boron | $ 203,799 $ 188/sqft | Cantil | $ -- $ -- |
| Bodfish | $ 182,261 $ 155/sqft | Edison | $ -- $ -- |
| Caliente | $ 344,906 $ 197/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for Kern County, CA
| Sep 2025 | September 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $380K | $378.4K | -0.42% |
| Median Sold Price | $353.8K | $345.2K | -2.43% |
| Homes For Sale | 8,207 | 13,682 | 66.71% |
| Homes Sold | 5,962 | 4,974 | -16.57% |
Price Per Square Foot
On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.
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Kern County, CA home values range from $18,144 to $5,200,000. Keene is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $695,000, and Bodfish is most affordable with average house prices of around $135,450.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 2.17% of all residential properties in Kern County, CA with Bakersfield containing 278 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 39 cities within Kern County, CA; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $2,800,000 in Lebec to the lowest home value of $90,782 in Bakersfield.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Kern County, CA ranges from the highest value of $1,250,000 in Glennville to the lowest value of $80,414 in Taft. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.95% of properties in Kern County, CA. There are 39 cities within Kern County, CA; Bakersfield containing 74 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsBakersfield has 102 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Kern County, CA. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.87% of all properties in Kern County, CA. There are 39 cities within Kern County, CA; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $894,696 in Bodfish to the lowest value of $133,863 in Bodfish.
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