Kern County, CA Real Estate & Property Data

Kern County Real Estate Market Trends
Last Updated: September 06, 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 $384,500. Kern County real estate data shows that there have been a total of 10,381 residential properties sold over the past 12 months. ATTOM’s Kern County real estate data indicates that the county has 123 properties in foreclosure and 14 REOs (real estate bank owned) properties.

Kern County Real Estate Market Trends
Total Residential Properties 246,498
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) 4,646
% 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) 821
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Kern County, CA Real Estate Overview

There were 10,381 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 246,498 residential properties in the Kern.

Median Sales Price i
$384,500
(Jun 2025)
+2.5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • June '25 Jun '25 $384,500
  • 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
  • July '24 Jul '24 $395,000
Median Down Payment i
$24,000
(Jun 2025)
-8.8%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • June '25 Jun '25 $24,000
  • 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
  • July '24 Jul '24 $31,250
Number of Homes Sold i
818
(Jun 2025)
-8.5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • 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
  • July '24 Jul '24 913
Number of Purchase Loans i
644
(Jun 2025)
-14.2%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • June '25 Jun '25 644
  • May '25 May '25 719
  • April '25 Apr '25 737
  • March '25 Mar '25 667
  • February '25 Feb '25 677
  • January '25 Jan '25 578
  • December '24 Dec '24 715
  • November '24 Nov '24 669
  • October '24 Oct '24 766
  • September '24 Sep '24 743
  • August '24 Aug '24 787
  • July '24 Jul '24 791
Number of REFI Loans i
448
(Jun 2025)
+7.7%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • June '25 Jun '25 448
  • May '25 May '25 505
  • 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 '24 489
  • July '24 Jul '24 467
Number of HELOC Loans i
177
(Jun 2025)
+82.5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • 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
  • July '24 Jul '24 156

Kern County, CA Real Estate Market Overview

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Kern County, CA Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 123 Kern County, CA properties with a foreclosure filing in June 2025. Lenders started the foreclosure process on 75 Kern County, CA properties and repossessed 14 Kern County, CA properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in June 2025.

Total Foreclosure Filings i
123
(Jun 2025)
+10.8%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • 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
  • July '24 Jul '24 130
Foreclosure Starts i
75
(Jun 2025)
+19%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • 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
  • July '24 Jul '24 97
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) i
14
(Jun 2025)
-22.2%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • 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
  • July '24 Jul '24 11
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