Kern County, CA Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Kern County, CA is $344,807.48. There were 10,670 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 $324,037.764. The number of current listings in Kern County, CA is 923, and the percentage of properties for sale is 923.00%. The county has 797 foreclosures, 51 bank owned properties, 121 headed for auction, and 923 properties for sale.
Kern County, CA Real Estate Market Overview
City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
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Bakersfield | $ 379,850 $ 224/sqft | Onyx | $ -- $ -- |
Ridgecrest | $ 270,625 $ 171/sqft | Kernville | $ 361,500 $ 150/sqft |
Rosamond | $ 446,000 $ 248/sqft | Mc Farland | $ 330,250 $ 236/sqft |
California City | $ 289,145 $ 185/sqft | Arvin | $ 279,000 $ 235/sqft |
Tehachapi | $ 420,500 $ 235/sqft | Lamont | $ -- $ -- |
Wofford Heights | $ 242,900 $ 164/sqft | Lost Hills | $ 289,706 $ 241/sqft |
Lake Isabella | $ 269,100 $ 190/sqft | Maricopa | $ 116,400 $ 123/sqft |
Mojave | $ 220,381 $ 162/sqft | Pine Mountain Club | $ -- $ -- |
Frazier Park | $ 415,825 $ 243/sqft | Randsburg | $ -- $ -- |
Bodfish | $ 199,400 $ 184/sqft | Johannesburg | $ -- $ -- |
Taft | $ 215,150 $ 195/sqft | Mc Kittrick | $ -- $ -- |
Boron | $ 176,250 $ 146/sqft | Woody | $ -- $ -- |
Weldon | $ 291,400 $ 168/sqft | Glennville | $ -- $ -- |
Delano | $ 344,125 $ 231/sqft | Edwards | $ -- $ -- |
Caliente | $ 325,000 $ 204/sqft | Tupman | $ -- $ -- |
Inyokern | $ 325,600 $ 181/sqft | Cantil | $ -- $ -- |
Shafter | $ 376,550 $ 222/sqft | Edison | $ -- $ -- |
Wasco | $ 227,875 $ 233/sqft | Buttonwillow | $ -- $ -- |
Lebec | $ 314,528 $ 178/sqft | Fellows | $ -- $ -- |
Keene | $ 726,500 $ 362/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for Kern County, CA
Apr 2023 | March 2024 | Change | |
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Median Listing Price | $299K | $330.8K | 10.62% |
Median Sold Price | $324.7K | $330.8K | 1.86% |
Homes For Sale | 688 | 899 | 30.67% |
Homes Sold | 7,550 | 7,200 | -4.64% |
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 $19,276 to $3,271,072. Keene is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $726,500, and Maricopa is most affordable with average house prices of around $129,000.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 0.26% of all residential properties in Kern County, CA with Bakersfield containing 372 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 $795,000 in Caliente to the lowest home value of $109,800 in Taft.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Kern County, CA ranges from the highest value of $486,540 in Rosamond to the lowest value of $140,600 in Bakersfield. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.02% of properties in Kern County, CA. There are 39 cities within Kern County, CA; Bakersfield containing 15 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsBakersfield has 70 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 0.05% 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 $1,475,000 in Frazier Park to the lowest value of $109,900 in Frazier Park.
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