Townhomes for Sale in Porterville, CA

Sitting on the eastern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, 50 miles north of Bakersfield is Porterville, a city of 63,000 residents with a convenient location. “People move here because they want that rural, small-town feel, but with that said we are slowly growing,” says Casey Contreras a Porterville native and Realtor with Century 21 Jordan-Link & Company. “The location is great because you don’t have to deal with the congestion that major cities in California do, but you are close to the mountains, national parks and only three hours from some amazing beaches.” Gold mining, railroads and agriculture are all a part of Porterville’s past, but today it has evolved into a major shipping hub. “We have the Walmart distribution plant and more corporations are building shipping stations here because the land is cheap and it’s close to the highways,” says Contreras. As of December 2024, the median price for a single-family home in Porterville is $344,000. This price has increased 19% over the past three years and 72% over the past five years. “The price is what brings a lot of people here because compared to the rest of California, we’re extremely affordable,” says Contreras. “There is a