The typical home value in
Kern County
is projected to be
$375,000
for the month of
August.
July’s
finalized data reported the typical value of a home in the
county
to be
$380,000—up
2.7%
over the previous 12 months.
For comparison,
state-level
data pegged home values at
$837,800
in
California
for the most recent reporting period.
That number is expected to float around
$824,550
in
August.
Kern County
had
832
new listings and
695
listings that went under contract in
July,
increasing
the area’s total available inventory to
1,746—up
3.07%
from the previous month. Inventory is projected to have further
increased
in
August.
Of those
1,746
active listings,
38.95%
reduced their price in the month of
July.
The median listing price for homes in
Kern County
fell
1.12%
from
June
to
July,
bringing the current median listing price to
$399,900.
Based on projected data for
August,
listing prices may continue to
fall.
The number of days that homes have been on the market prior to going under contract
fell
year-over-year. In
July 2025,
the median time for a listed property to go pending was
42
days, compared to
54
days in
July 2024.
In recent months the median number of days from listed to pending appears to be decreasing.
That trend is predicted to have carried through to this
August.
