Kern County, CA Housing

Kern, CA County is known for its affordable housing market. The median value of a house in Kern County is $334,900, which is significantly lower than the US median home value of $338,100. In the past year, the US house appreciation rate was 8.27%, while the appreciation rate in Kern County was 6.59%. This indicates that housing prices are increasing more slowly in Kern than they are throughout the United States as a whole.

The median home cost in Kern County is $334,900. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 137.5%. Home Appreciation in Kern County is up 16.1%.

Average Age of Homes

- The median age of Kern County real estate is 35 years old

The Rental Market in Kern County

- Renters make up 38.4% of the Kern County population
- 1.6% of houses and apartments in Kern County, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW

Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

Housing by Year Built

Housing	Kern, California	United States
	299,810.0	139,647,020.0
	38	42
	$334,900	$338,100
	16.1%	16.6%
	61.7%	57.0%
	137.5%	101.1%
	$10.21	$10.98
	$2,464	$2,690
	54.3%	57.4%
	8.4%	11.2%
	37.3%	31.4%
Vacant Housing
	1.6%	1.9%
	0.3%	0.4%
	0.8%	0.7%
	0.4%	0.4%
	2.4%	3.6%
	3.0%	4.1%
Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
	2.3%	2.6%
	1.8%	2.4%
	1.7%	2.8%
	2.0%	3.9%
	2.5%	4.5%
	9.7%	11.3%
	15.7%	13.0%
	32.4%	20.1%
	17.3%	13.6%
	6.7%	8.3%
	5.4%	9.7%
	1.3%	3.9%
	0.7%	2.2%
	0.2%	0.8%
	0.3%	1.1%
Housing Units by Year Structure Built
	0.1%	0.2%
	17.6%	13.6%
	17.6%	13.6%
	14.1%	13.6%
	16.8%	13.2%
	16.1%	14.8%
	14.1%	13.6%
	10.6%	10.0%
	4.5%	4.7%
	4.5%	12.2%

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