Bakersfield - CA housing market
The Bakersfield metro has a typical home value of $364,984, down 0.3% from a year ago. Homes sell in 25 days on average, a balanced market. 23% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
How to read this data
The typical home value ($364,984) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Bakersfield - CA metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are down 0.3% over the past year. A home worth $366,082 last year is now worth roughly $364,984.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $365,495. Homes are selling at 98.8% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Bakersfield - CA sit on the market for roughly 25 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 22.7% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 852 new listings hit the market each month in Bakersfield - CA. There are currently 2,957 homes for sale, down 0.9% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Bakersfield - CA is $1,803, up 2.0% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 16.9x, toss-up (#101 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $1,876 a month in principal and interest, $73 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.28% rate.
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This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in CA
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles - CA | $964,934 | +0.9% | 22.0d |
| San Francisco - CA | $1,136,810 | +1.2% | 17.0d |
| Riverside - CA | $586,798 | -0.2% | 28.0d |
| San Diego - CA | $934,166 | +-0.0% | 20.0d |
| Sacramento - CA | $581,822 | -0.8% | 16.0d |
| San Jose - CA | $1,559,187 | -0.2% | 18.0d |