Kern County, CA Real Estate & Property Data

Kern County Real Estate Market Trends
Last Updated: September 27, 2025

With up-to-date real estate data get detailed insight into Kern County, CA sourced from the nation’s leading property data provider. The current median home price in Kern County, CA is $365,000. Kern County real estate data shows that there have been a total of 10,338 residential properties sold over the past 12 months. ATTOM’s Kern County real estate data indicates that the county has 164 properties in foreclosure and 30 REOs (real estate bank owned) properties.

Kern County Real Estate Market Trends
Total Residential Properties 246,499
Total Commercial Properties 15,534
Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 42 Years
Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 1,704
Total 2025 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 5,497
% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q3 2025) 0.85%
Total 2024 Residential Sales 9,655
% of Equity Rich Homes (Q3 2025) 42.29%
Effective 2024 Property Tax 0.96%
Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 985
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Kern County, CA Real Estate Overview

There were 10,338 residential properties sold in the past year in Kern County, CA. The median home value in Kern County, CA is $359,000. There are a total of 246,499 residential properties in the Kern.

Median Sales Price i
$365,000
(Jul 2025)
-7.6%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 $365,000
  • June '25 Jun '25 $384,000
  • May '25 May '25 $380,000
  • April '25 Apr '25 $380,000
  • March '25 Mar '25 $360,000
  • February '25 Feb '25 $385,500
  • January '25 Jan '25 $357,250
  • December '24 Dec '24 $365,000
  • November '24 Nov '24 $370,000
  • October '24 Oct '24 $366,500
  • September '24 Sep '24 $370,000
  • August '24 Aug '24 $368,000
Median Down Payment i
$31,111
(Jul 2025)
-0.4%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 $31,111
  • June '25 Jun '25 $24,125
  • May '25 May '25 $28,225
  • April '25 Apr '25 $33,118
  • March '25 Mar '25 $35,200
  • February '25 Feb '25 $33,207
  • January '25 Jan '25 $27,325
  • December '24 Dec '24 $32,381
  • November '24 Nov '24 $32,000
  • October '24 Oct '24 $31,700
  • September '24 Sep '24 $28,400
  • August '24 Aug '24 $22,175
Number of Homes Sold i
851
(Jul 2025)
-6.8%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 851
  • June '25 Jun '25 818
  • May '25 May '25 887
  • April '25 Apr '25 801
  • March '25 Mar '25 785
  • February '25 Feb '25 693
  • January '25 Jan '25 662
  • December '24 Dec '24 683
  • November '24 Nov '24 713
  • October '24 Oct '24 854
  • September '24 Sep '24 778
  • August '24 Aug '24 900
Number of Purchase Loans i
718
(Jul 2025)
-9.2%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 718
  • June '25 Jun '25 645
  • May '25 May '25 720
  • April '25 Apr '25 737
  • March '25 Mar '25 667
  • February '25 Feb '25 678
  • January '25 Jan '25 579
  • December '24 Dec '24 717
  • November '24 Nov '24 672
  • October '24 Oct '24 766
  • September '24 Sep '24 743
  • August '24 Aug '24 787
Number of REFI Loans i
532
(Jul 2025)
+13.9%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 532
  • June '25 Jun '25 448
  • May '25 May '25 506
  • April '25 Apr '25 521
  • March '25 Mar '25 468
  • February '25 Feb '25 400
  • January '25 Jan '25 440
  • December '24 Dec '24 473
  • November '24 Nov '24 422
  • October '24 Oct '24 549
  • September '24 Sep '24 503
  • August '24 Aug '24 490
Number of HELOC Loans i
221
(Jul 2025)
+41.7%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 221
  • June '25 Jun '25 177
  • May '25 May '25 151
  • April '25 Apr '25 178
  • March '25 Mar '25 104
  • February '25 Feb '25 113
  • January '25 Jan '25 113
  • December '24 Dec '24 143
  • November '24 Nov '24 114
  • October '24 Oct '24 136
  • September '24 Sep '24 148
  • August '24 Aug '24 161

Kern County, CA Real Estate Market Overview

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Kern County, CA Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 164 Kern County, CA properties with a foreclosure filing in July 2025. Lenders started the foreclosure process on 113 Kern County, CA properties and repossessed 30 Kern County, CA properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in July 2025.

Total Foreclosure Filings i
164
(Jul 2025)
+26.2%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 164
  • June '25 Jun '25 123
  • May '25 May '25 129
  • April '25 Apr '25 155
  • March '25 Mar '25 166
  • February '25 Feb '25 108
  • January '25 Jan '25 140
  • December '24 Dec '24 145
  • November '24 Nov '24 121
  • October '24 Oct '24 167
  • September '24 Sep '24 102
  • August '24 Aug '24 141
Foreclosure Starts i
113
(Jul 2025)
+16.5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 113
  • June '25 Jun '25 75
  • May '25 May '25 88
  • April '25 Apr '25 112
  • March '25 Mar '25 116
  • February '25 Feb '25 73
  • January '25 Jan '25 91
  • December '24 Dec '24 99
  • November '24 Nov '24 79
  • October '24 Oct '24 113
  • September '24 Sep '24 73
  • August '24 Aug '24 84
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) i
30
(Jul 2025)
+172.7%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 30
  • June '25 Jun '25 14
  • May '25 May '25 19
  • April '25 Apr '25 11
  • March '25 Mar '25 16
  • February '25 Feb '25 15
  • January '25 Jan '25 8
  • December '24 Dec '24 19
  • November '24 Nov '24 18
  • October '24 Oct '24 15
  • September '24 Sep '24 15
  • August '24 Aug '24 10
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