517 Walnut Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93305 Property Records

Kern County property record for 517 Walnut Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93305 · Last verified August 2026

Property Highlights

Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Bedrooms	3 Beds
Bathrooms	2 Baths
Year Built	Built 1952
Square Footage	1,440 sqft Living Area
Lot Size	7,823 sqft (0.18 acres)
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Last Sale	$93,000 (1999)
Tax Bill	$2,574.00 (2025)

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`123-250-03-00-8`
Alternative APNs	`123-250-03-7` `1232500300` `12325003`

Interior

Bedrooms	3 Beds
Full Baths	2 Baths
Total Rooms	5 Rooms
Building Area	1,440 sqft Living Area
Gross Area	2,355 sqft Gross Area
1st Floor	1,440 sqft 1st Floor
Stories	1 Stories
Fireplace	Fireplace
Fireplaces	1 Fireplaces

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1952
Effective Year Built	Effective 1952
Architectural Style	Ranch Style
Exterior Material	Stucco Exterior
Construction Type	Frame Construction
Roof Material	Wood Shingle Roof
Lot Area	7,823 sqft (0.18 acres)
Parking Spaces	2 Parking Spaces
Garage Type	Attached Garage
Garage Area	440 sqft Garage
Patio Area	19 sqft Patio
Porch	Porch
Porch Area	285 sqft Porch

Utilities and HVAC

Cooling System	HVAC Cooling
Heating System	Floor/Wall Furnace Heating
Sewage	Municipal Sewage
Water Source	Commercial Water Source

Location & Zoning

Account Number	123250037
Street Address	517 WALNUT AVE
City	BAKERSFIELD
State	CA
Zip	93305-1440
Property Usage	Residential Property Usage
Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Description	SECTION 17 , TOWNSHIP 29 , RANGE 28 , QUARTER
Legal Range	28
Legal Township	29
Legal Section	17
Legal Subdivision	SKYLINE PARK SUBDIVISION #2
Legal Block	2
Jurisdiction	KERN CA
Minor Civil Division	BAKERSFIELD
Census Blockgroup	2
Census Block	2015
Census Tract	702

Owner

Source: Kern County records · APN 123-250-03-00-8

Assessment roll updated August 6, 2026 · Last verified August 2026

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Owner of Record	2 Individual Names on File
Mailing Address	517 WALNUT AVE, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93305-1440
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Owner Type	Owner is an Individual, Couple or Unincorporated Entity

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Last Sale	Apr 20, 1999 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	Apr 20, 1999 · Amount on Record
Deed Doc Number	199955593
Record Refreshed	Sep 20, 2026

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Kern County records · Assessment roll updated August 6, 2026 · Last verified August 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	California
County	Kern County
Elementary School District	Bakersfield City School District (KG - 08)
Secondary School District	Kern High School District (09 - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value is set for property tax purposes and is not a market price estimate.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value
2026		$148,685 (+2%) Land $31,966 Building $116,719
2025	$2,574.00 (+5.23%) Homeowner's exemption	$145,771 (+4.04%) Land $31,340 Building $114,431
2023	$2,446.00 (+4.13%) Homeowner's exemption	$140,113 Land $30,124 Building $109,989
2022	$2,349.00

Flood & Wildfire

517 Walnut Ave is in FEMA Zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area, with indirect wildfire exposure (Low risk).

Flood

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer · Kern County (06029C), updated April 30, 2025

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal flood hazard · outside the 0.2% annual chance floodplain
Special Flood Hazard Area	No

Wildfire

Source: USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities · 2nd edition (2024), fuels as of 2020

Wildfire Risk to Homes	Low 20th percentile of exposed land nationally · 11th in California
Wildfire Likelihood	Low — about 1 in 10,000 per year
Exposure	Indirect within ember reach of burnable land

Values are read at the parcel center point; lenders make the official flood determination.