In July 2023, the median sale price of a home in Kern County rose by $13,000 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 26.4%, according to BlockShopper.com.
Data shows that there were 816 homes sold in July 2023, with a median sale price of $348,000 - a 3.9% increase over the $335,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 1,108 homes sold in Kern County in July 2022.
For context, the median sales tax in Kern County, based on the latest available data from 2023, was $3,060, which stands at 0.9% of July 2023's median home sale price.
The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Kern County from July 2022 to July 2023.