How much do homeowners pay a month in Arvin, CA?

Homeowners with a mortgage in Arvin, CA pay a median of $1,618 (±$120) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $577 (±$83).

64.8% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Arvin, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,252 in 2015–2019 to $1,618 in 2020–2024 (+29.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

With a mortgage
$1,618 (±$120)
Without a mortgage
$577 (±$83)
Owned with a mortgage
64.8%

Monthly owner costs in Arvin

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
ArvinKern CountyCaliforniaUnited States
With a mortgage$1,618 (±$120)$1,968 (±$22)$2,946 (±$5)$1,963
Without a mortgage$577 (±$83)$631 (±$12)$829 (±$3)$638
Owned homes with a mortgage64.8% (±5.8 points)66.0% (±0.9 points)67.4% (±0.1 points)60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,461 (±$170)$2,984 (±$55)$5,124 (±$17)$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Arvin, the median cost with a mortgage is lower than in Kern County ($1,968).

It is also lower than in California ($2,946).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,963).

In Kern County, Arvin ranks 24 of 46 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 933 of 1,051.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How owner costs in Arvin have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,252 (±$74)$1,618 (±$120)+29.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,075 (±$154)$2,461 (±$170)+18.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$166,900 (±$5,849)$262,700 (±$14,907)+57.4%Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Arvin

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Arvin
PlaceDistanceMedian monthly cost with a mortgageCompared with this place
Arvin—$1,618 (±$120)—
Weedpatch5.3 mi$1,198 (±$182)Lower
Lamont6.9 mi$1,367 (±$99)Lower
Bear Valley Springs9.2 mi$2,596 (±$205)Higher
Greenfield (community)11 mi$1,465 (±$455)Not measurably different
Fairfax (community)12 mi$1,771 (±$229)Not measurably different
Stallion Springs12 mi$2,230 (±$187)Higher
Rexland Acres12 mi$1,570 (±$167)Not measurably different
East Niles13 mi$1,664 (±$93)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Weedpatch, CA ($1,198), Lamont, CA ($1,367).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bear Valley Springs, CA ($2,596), Stallion Springs, CA ($2,230).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Kern County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian monthly cost with a mortgage
18Ridgecrest$1,747 (±$90)
19California City$1,684 (±$181)
20East Bakersfield$1,682 (±$159)
21Taft$1,665 (±$328)
22East Niles$1,664 (±$93)
23Delano$1,621 (±$95)
24Arvin$1,618 (±$120)
25China Lake Acres$1,586 (±$624)
26Taft Heights$1,575 (±$678)
27Rexland Acres$1,570 (±$167)
28Oildale$1,542 (±$103)
29Ford City$1,515 (±$200)
30Mojave$1,497 (±$190)

Showing 13 of 46 places in Kern County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Arvin

What is the average mortgage payment in Arvin?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Arvin, CA is $1,618 (±$120) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Arvin?

Owners without a mortgage in Arvin pay a median of $577 (±$83) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Arvin gone up?

In Arvin, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,252 in 2015–2019 to $1,618 in 2020–2024 (+29.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Arvin city, California (place:02924, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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