Kern County, CA housing market
In Kern County, CA, 612 homes sold during May 2026 and the typical one went for $404,370. The typical sale took 37 days. Buyers and sellers are about evenly matched right now.
Over the last 36 months the typical sale price here went from $360,000 to $404,370 — up 12%.
904 homes came on the market during May 2026, and 612 sold.
Every number on this page is from Redfin's published market data for the Kern County, CA area. We do not adjust it, and we say which months it covers.
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Source: Redfin's published market data for the Kern County, CA area, through May 2026. Neighborhood Numbers is an independent data publisher and is not affiliated with Redfin.