Kern
Jumbo Loan Limits in Kern County California in 2016
All over Kern County, people are starting to purchase houses again. Quite a few of the homes that people can afford are in need of a jumbo loan. In the Kern area a jumbo loan is any loan that is over the conforming loan limit. Jumbo loans typically will go up to $2 million and anything over $2 million is considered a super jumbo loan.
Jumbo loans are typically given by private banks or credit unions and every lender has various conditions for what is needed to get a jumbo loan based on qualification
criteria.
For 2016 the Kern County conforming loan limit is 417,000 and it is also the FHA jumbo loan limit for Kern County.
California Conforming / Jumbo Loan Limits 2016 by County:
| County | Median price | FHA limit | Conforming loan limit |
| Alameda County | $995,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Alpine County | $438,000 | $547,500 | $547,500 |
| Amador County | $355,000 | $443,750 | $443,750 |
| Butte County | $320,000 | $400,000 | $417,000 |
| Calaveras County | $370,000 | $462,500 | $462,500 |
| Colusa County | $318,000 | $397,500 | $417,000 |
| Contra Costa County | $995,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Del Norte County | $249,000 | $311,250 | $417,000 |
| El Dorado County | $464,000 | $580,000 | $580,000 |
| Fresno County | $305,000 | $381,250 | $417,000 |
| Glenn County | $230,000 | $287,500 | $417,000 |
| Humboldt County | $315,000 | $393,750 | $417,000 |
| Imperial County | $260,000 | $325,000 | $417,000 |
| Inyo County | $350,000 | $437,500 | $437,500 |
| Kern County | $295,000 | $368,750 | $417,000 |
| Kings County | $260,000 | $325,000 | $417,000 |
| Lake County | $321,000 | $401,250 | $417,000 |
| Lassen County | $200,000 | $271,050 | $417,000 |
| Los Angeles County | $710,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Madera County | $340,000 | $425,000 | $425,000 |
| Marin County | $995,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Mariposa County | $330,000 | $412,500 | $417,000 |
| Mendocino County | $410,000 | $512,500 | $512,500 |
| Merced County | $378,000 | $472,500 | $472,500 |
| Modoc County | $125,000 | $271,050 | $417,000 |
| Mono County | $370,000 | $462,500 | $462,500 |
| Monterey County | $599,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Napa County | $615,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Nevada County | $450,000 | $562,500 | $562,500 |
| Orange County | $710,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Placer County | $464,000 | $580,000 | $580,000 |
| Plumas County | $328,000 | $410,000 | $417,000 |
| Riverside County | $400,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| Sacramento County | $464,000 | $580,000 | $580,000 |
| San Benito County | $790,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| San Bernardino County | $400,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| San Diego County | $558,000 | $697,500 | $697,500 |
| San Francisco County | $995,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| San Joaquin County | $391,000 | $488,750 | $488,750 |
| San Luis ObispoCounty | $550,000 | $687,500 | $687,500 |
| San Mateo County | $995,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Santa Barbara County | $615,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Santa Clara County | $790,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Santa Cruz County | $719,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Shasta County | $339,000 | $423,750 | $423,750 |
| Sierra County | $228,000 | $285,000 | $417,000 |
| Siskiyou County | $235,000 | $293,750 | $417,000 |
| Solano County | $446,000 | $557,500 | $557,500 |
| Sonoma County | $530,000 | $662,500 | $662,500 |
| Stanislaus County | $339,000 | $423,750 | $423,750 |
| Sutter County | $340,000 | $425,000 | $425,000 |
| Tehama County | $250,000 | $312,500 | $417,000 |
| Trinity County | $200,000 | $271,050 | $417,000 |
| Tulare County | $260,000 | $325,000 | $417,000 |
| Tuolumne County | $350,000 | $437,500 | $437,500 |
| Ventura County | $599,000 | $729,750 | $729,750 |
| Yolo County | $464,000 | $580,000 | $580,000 |
| Yuba County | $340,000 | $425,000 | $425,000 |
Source: Department of Housing and Urban Development
If you live in the Kern area and have questions about the California jumbo loan limits or what it takes to qualify for the FHA jumbo loan program, contact our experts that can help you.
