A Kern County market with neighborhood-level pricing differences and location-driven demand
Bakersfield is widely known for the Bakersfield Sound, the country music movement associated with artists like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. That working-city culture still shapes the city's identity today, alongside its deep roots in agriculture and energy.
Neighborhoods in Bakersfield can feel dramatically different in layout, age, and commute patterns, so local context matters more than broad averages. Buyers tend to do best when they focus on school fit, home condition, and block-level resale appeal.
Which Bakersfield neighborhoods have appreciated the most over the last few years? We cover the top 63 neighborhoods by population over the last 1, 3, 5, 10, 20 and 25 years. All data has been taken from Zillow for single family homes, and the interactive table allows sorting by any column so you can compare total return and CAGR side by side across different periods.
| (SIZE RANK) NEIGHBORHOOD | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 20 Year | 25 Year | Price Index |
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| (SIZE RANK) NEIGHBORHOOD | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 20 Year | 25 Year | Price Index |
We serve all neighborhoods in Bakersfield including Oleander Sunset, Rio Bravo, Lakeview, Laurelglen, Benton Park, Campus Park, Spice Tract, Southgate, Silver Creek, Seven Oaks, Stone Meadows, Northeast Bakersfield, East Bakersfield, Park Stockdale, Homaker Park, The Seasons, Stonegate, South San Lauren - Fruitvale, Emerald Estates, The Oaks.
Yes, we pride ourselves on exceptional service and exceptional advice! A majority of our clients are first-time homebuyers. Many of our past clients who switched to us from full commission realtors told us that our service and insights were actually significantly better than what they got before. We operate less like a sales team and more like a tech and data team.
We do more transactions than a typical real estate agent. We typically write multiple offers per week, are deeply plugged into how the real estate market is doing, and can give you accurate advice on how to play the game.
"To know the road ahead, ask those coming back." Our past clients have left about 50 or so public reviews on Google and Zillow. Every single one of these reviews has been 5-star! We do very little advertising and we get significant repeat and referral business.
Yes, we invest significant effort in sourcing off-market properties. We have a special off-market property program for Bakersfield and we charge percentage based commission for our off-market properties. Please call us for more details.
See Our Process for more details on our fee and service, Closed Properties for our past sales, Reviews for some reviews from past clients (ask us for more), and simply call/whatsapp/text us for anything.