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Bakersfield CA
Covers Bakersfield and Delano.
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data still reads a landlord's market, but the faster monthly signals are easing.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 1,600 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 1,600 searches in July 2026, for Bakersfield on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Cooling
Easing lately, job growth has cooled, as of Aug 2026.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+2%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +15% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,479/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · BakersfieldNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 4 weeks ago.● softer● neutral● firmer
'Building their future': Local officials celebrate affordable housing, with some units reserved for farmworkersDemand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Weak demand
DEMAND
Jobs-0.1%
Migration 2025-2.83/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+71.2%
Vacancy 20244.2%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$1,199/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,479 · own $2,678
$1,479RENT
$2,678OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
−2.83/1k
▼ Net outflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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