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Barstow, CA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Barstow, CA Housing Market Trends

With 25,231 people, 8,952 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $192,425, house prices in Barstow are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Barstow, accounting for 57.35% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Barstow include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 16.29%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 12.50%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 10.64%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Barstow are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 42.52% owning and 57.48% renting.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Barstow's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 44.20% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Barstow include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 44.09%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 8.72%). There's also some housing in Barstow built before 1939 ( 3.00%).

Barstow Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Barstow has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Barstow real estate appreciated 167.87% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 10.36%, putting Barstow in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Barstow definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, Barstow appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Barstow's appreciation rate has been 1.06%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Barstow were at -0.10%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -0.40%.

Relative to California, our data show that Barstow's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 50% of the other cities and towns in California.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Barstow differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Barstow - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Barstow real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$192,425

Barstow, CA Home Prices
> $1,442,000
$1,081,001 - $1,442,000
$721,001 - $1,081,000
$577,001 - $721,000
$433,001 - $577,000
$288,001 - $433,000
$144,001 - $288,000
$72,001 - $144,000
$0 - $72,000
1.1%
1.1%
0.3%
0.3%
2.0%
2.0%
1.4%
1.4%
8.9%
8.9%
25.0%
25.0%
39.9%
39.9%
6.4%
6.4%
15.0%
15.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very Low

for California

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

8,952

Barstow Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,791 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
42.5%
42.5%
57.5%
57.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
9.9%
9.9%
90.1%
90.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
8.7%
8.7%
44.1%
44.1%
44.2%
44.2%
3.0%
3.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
57.4%
57.4%
2.5%
2.5%
16.3%
16.3%
12.5%
12.5%
10.6%
10.6%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.7%
2.7%
13.0%
13.0%
30.6%
30.6%
42.3%
42.3%
10.8%
10.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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