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Median Home Price in Shafter, CA

The median home value in Shafter, CA is $386,224 as of 2026-06-30, down 0.79% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$386,224

Year-over-Year

-0.79%

Population

22,570

Shafter ranks #355 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 49.5% below the state's city median of $765,350. It sits in Kern County, where the county-wide median is $366,238.

Crime in Shafter

Shafter police recorded a violent crime rate of 279 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,365 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Shafter

How much does a house cost in Shafter, CA?

The median home value in Shafter is $386,224. That's down 0.79% from a year earlier. That is about 49.5% below the typical county in California.

Is Shafter expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Shafter are more expensive than Kern County as a whole, where the median is $366,238 — a difference of about 5.5%.

Is Shafter a safe place to live?

Shafter police reported 279 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 22,570. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.