Kern County Times

In January, the median sale price of a home in Kern County rose by $10,000 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 5.8%, according to BlockShopper.com.

Data shows that there were 566 homes sold in January, with a median sale price of $325,000 - a 3.2% increase over the $315,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 601 homes sold in Kern County in January 2023.

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 January's median home sale price.

The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Kern County from January 2023 to January 2024.