Wofford Heights registered a median commercial property tax rate of 1% for fiscal year 2025, ranking as the sixth-highest in Kern County, data from BlockShopper.com show.
The countywide median tax rate reached 0.9% for the same timeframe, putting Wofford Heights 0.1 percentage points higher than that mark.
Within Kern County, both Taft and Tehachapi also posted a 0.9% median commercial rate that year.
Tax rates among Kern County’s 24 cities spanned from 0.3% in Mojave up to 3.5% in East Bakersfield.
For fiscal year 2024, Wofford Heights’ median commercial property tax rate was 0.7%, placing it 17th in the county rankings.
Commercial property tax rates averaged 1.76% across 53 large U.S. cities in 2024, based on analysis from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. The report estimates a $1 million property (with $200,000 in fixtures) incurs a yearly tax bill of about $21,060. The institute found rates varied significantly nationwide, with some cities below 1% and others reaching up to 4%.
Many states implement classification systems that result in higher effective property tax rates for commercial, industrial, and apartment properties compared to residential properties. In certain areas, business tax rates are several times greater than for homes; for instance, businesses in Charleston may face rates nearly six times that of residential properties.
| Rank | City | Tax Rate % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bakersfield | 3.5% |
| 2 | Rexland Acres | 3.4% |
| 3 | China Lake Acres | 2.7% |
| 4 | Potomac Park | 1.5% |
| 5 | Delano | 1.1% |
| 6 | Wofford Heights | 1% |
| 6 | Taft | 1% |
| 6 | Tehachapi | 1% |
| 9 | Bakersfield | 0.9% |
| 9 | East Niles | 0.9% |
| 9 | Inyokern | 0.9% |
| 9 | California City | 0.9% |
| 13 | Lake Isabella | 0.8% |
| 13 | Oildale | 0.8% |
| 13 | Wasco | 0.8% |
| 13 | Rosamond | 0.8% |
| 13 | Lamont | 0.8% |
| 18 | Ridgecrest | 0.7% |
| 18 | Rosedale | 0.7% |
| 18 | Arvin | 0.7% |
| 18 | Golden Hills | 0.7% |
| 18 | Shafter | 0.7% |
| 23 | Greenfield | 0.5% |
| 24 | Mojave | 0.3% |
| Rank | Address | Tax Rate % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | 3% |
| 2 | 6464 Wofford Blvd. | 1% |
| 3 | 7014 Wofford Blvd. | 0.1% |
Note: Some property addresses may be incomplete or missing due to limitations in county assessor data.
Information in this article was obtained from BlockShopper.com. The source data can be found here.