Kern County, CA Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Kern County, CA is $360,050. There were 11,566 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 $332,540. The number of current listings in Kern County, CA is 1,376, and the percentage of properties for sale is 1376.00%. The county has 571 foreclosures, 95 bank owned properties, 122 headed for auction, and 1,376 properties for sale.
Kern County, CA Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield | $ 399,900 $ 236/sqft | Keene | $ 630,000 $ 273/sqft |
| Ridgecrest | $ 275,125 $ 185/sqft | Pine Mountain Club | $ 413,700 $ 269/sqft |
| Tehachapi | $ 495,000 $ 253/sqft | Mc Farland | $ 298,000 $ 215/sqft |
| California City | $ 292,750 $ 189/sqft | Lamont | $ 308,000 $ 202/sqft |
| Rosamond | $ 426,300 $ 269/sqft | Arvin | $ 699,950 $ 298/sqft |
| Lake Isabella | $ 249,000 $ 179/sqft | Onyx | $ 253,150 $ 162/sqft |
| Wofford Heights | $ 319,000 $ 198/sqft | Buttonwillow | $ 481,800 $ 762/sqft |
| Bodfish | $ 269,400 $ 194/sqft | Woody | $ 215,000 $ 186/sqft |
| Taft | $ 197,176 $ 179/sqft | Fellows | $ 149,999 $ 128/sqft |
| Delano | $ 330,245 $ 246/sqft | Johannesburg | $ -- $ -- |
| Caliente | $ 424,450 $ 222/sqft | Lost Hills | $ -- $ -- |
| Mojave | $ 231,950 $ 224/sqft | Glennville | $ -- $ -- |
| Inyokern | $ 309,250 $ 171/sqft | Edwards | $ -- $ -- |
| Frazier Park | $ 400,483 $ 257/sqft | Tupman | $ -- $ -- |
| Shafter | $ 390,000 $ 214/sqft | Maricopa | $ -- $ -- |
| Weldon | $ 293,550 $ 192/sqft | Randsburg | $ -- $ -- |
| Boron | $ 211,950 $ 194/sqft | Mc Kittrick | $ -- $ -- |
| Lebec | $ 321,150 $ 262/sqft | Cantil | $ -- $ -- |
| Kernville | $ 527,900 $ 205/sqft | Edison | $ -- $ -- |
| Wasco | $ 279,808 $ 217/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for Kern County, CA
| May 2024 | April 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $335K | $340K | 1.49% |
| Median Sold Price | $343.5K | $357.9K | 4.18% |
| Homes For Sale | 903 | 1,315 | 45.63% |
| Homes Sold | 7,410 | 7,668 | 3.48% |
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 $43,700 to $3,100,000. Keene is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $609,950, and Weldon is most affordable with average house prices of around $130,000.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 3.50% of all residential properties in Kern County, CA with Bakersfield containing 217 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 $757,000 in Wofford Heights to the lowest home value of $100,000 in Bakersfield.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Kern County, CA ranges from the highest value of $736,900 in Kernville to the lowest value of $93,900 in Bakersfield. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.94% of properties in Kern County, CA. There are 39 cities within Kern County, CA; Bakersfield containing 38 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsBakersfield has 74 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 1.21% 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 $757,300 in Lake Isabella to the lowest value of $70,125 in Lake Isabella.
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