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What Oildale homeowners should know
Oildale is not its own city. It’s an unincorporated community, a census-designated place, just across the Kern River north of downtown Bakersfield, and it has no city hall or city council of its own; county government handles zoning, permits and services. The area was subdivided in 1909 and grew up as housing for oil-field workers on the Kern River, Kern Front and other nearby fields, which are still active today with thousands of wells. Much of the housing stock is small, older single-family homes from the 1920s through the 1950s, many originally built as worker housing, mixed with mid-century tract homes and mobile home parks. About 40% of homes are owner-occupied, with a larger share of renters than in most Bakersfield-area suburbs. Prices have moved up over the past year, and an older Oildale home often needs updating before it would qualify for a standard mortgage.
Oildale market snapshot, August 2026
Data: Redfin, Oildale, CA, August 2026.
Why Oildale owners sell as-is
Unincorporated status
Oildale has no city government of its own. It’s a census-designated place run under Kern County jurisdiction for permits, code enforcement and zoning, which can mean a slower or different process than dealing with an incorporated city like Bakersfield next door for repairs, permits or code violations tied to a sale.
Aging, oil-boom-era housing stock
Oildale’s original homes date to the 1910s through 1950s, built quickly for oil-field families, and original electrical, plumbing and foundation work is common at this age. Many owners find an as-is cash sale simpler than financing the repairs a traditional lender would require.
Prop 19 and inherited Oildale property
Since 2021, an heir who inherits a parent’s Oildale home keeps the old, lower property-tax base only if they move in as their primary residence and file for the homeowners’ exemption within a year. Otherwise Kern County reassesses the property to current market value, which can raise the tax bill well above what the family has been paying.
Where we buy in Oildale
- North Chester Avenue corridor93308main commercial strip through Oildale
- Original Oildale townsite933081910s-1920s oil-worker housing, oldest stock
- Riverview / near the Kern River93308homes closest to the river levee
- Standard / Manor area93308mid-century tract homes
- Belle Terrace area93308postwar-era subdivisions
- Mobile home parks along Roberts Lane and Manor Street93308common lower-cost housing type in Oildale
Kern County
Oildale, as an unincorporated part of Kern County, follows the same county process as the rest of the county. Probate and trust matters go through the Kern County Superior Court Probate Division at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2100 College Avenue, Bakersfield, and tax-defaulted Oildale property is sold by the Kern County Treasurer-Tax Collector once taxes have gone unpaid for five years.
General information, not legal advice. See our Bakersfield county guide for more.
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Selling a house for cash in Oildale
Is Oildale part of the City of Bakersfield?
No. Oildale is an unincorporated community, a census-designated place in Kern County, just north of the Kern River from downtown Bakersfield. It has no city hall or city council of its own, so county government handles permits, zoning and code enforcement there instead of a city.
My Oildale house is old and needs a lot of repairs. Can I still sell it?
Yes. Much of Oildale’s housing dates back to the 1910s through 1950s, originally built for oil-field workers, so older wiring, plumbing and roofing are common. Selling as-is to a cash buyer skips the repair requirements a traditional mortgage lender would otherwise ask for before closing.
I inherited an Oildale home. Where does probate get handled?
Since Oildale is part of Kern County, probate goes through the Kern County Superior Court’s Probate Division at the Juvenile Justice Center on College Avenue in Bakersfield, the same court used for the rest of the county. Once you have legal authority from that process, you can sell the house as-is while the estate is being finalized.
Do I pay any fees or closing costs when I sell to BAM in Oildale?
No. There are no commissions or fees, and we pay all of the normal seller closing costs. The offer we make is the amount you walk away with, minus only what you owe, like a mortgage payoff or back taxes.
Sources for this page (4)
- redfin.com/city/24721/CA/Oildale/housing-market
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oildale,_California
- kern.courts.ca.gov/divisions/probate
- kcttc.co.kern.ca.us/index.cfm?fuseaction=kcttcinternet.showGeneralTaxSaleInfo
Facts checked September 2026. Laws, deadlines and fees change, so confirm details with the county or a local attorney before you rely on them.
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