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20406 Brian Way #3E, Tehachapi, CA 93561
Property Star - Property Management is a company with an office in Golden Hills that manages single-family homes, apartments and some commercial property in Tehachapi.
In their words: “We specialize in property management and tenant rentals throughout Tehachapi, California.”
Review summary: Most owners describe long relationships, fair treatment of owners and tenants, and regular updates.
20693 CA-202, Tehachapi, CA 93561
Advanced Property Management is a company with an office in Golden Hills that leases, manages and sells single-family homes, condos, apartments and commercial property in the Tehachapi area.
In their words: “In addition to inclusion in the Zillow Feed Connect program, SCREM also lists available rentals across the following websites”
Review summary: Most tenants describe kind, helpful and fair staff and long, trouble-free tenancies.
Frontier Real Estate Services is a family-owned company established in 2007 in Tehachapi that manages nearly 3,000 residential doors and HOAs across Kern County, with offices in Bakersfield, California City and Ridgecrest.
In their words: “Frontier Real Estate Services has more than 17 years of experience and three certified community managers.”
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Rents in Tehachapi are $338 above the Kern County typical.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months: +$112 in all since Oct 2025.
Green: rent went up that month. Grey: it went down.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
Tehachapi's typical asking rent is $338 (18.6%) above the county. The gap is growing compared with a year ago.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
Tehachapi is number 1 of 4 cities in the county by typical asking rent.
Cities with at least 13 months of Zillow data. Left out (too few months): Rosamond, Shafter, Taft, Wasco. Linked cities have their own page.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed, 1-year change. Data through September 2026.
Rents here usually rise most in May, November and December, so those are good months to list your rental.
Average change from the month before, 3 years of data.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
Past growth, not a forecast. Rents can go down as well as up. Your own rent depends on the home, its condition and the lease.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
| City | Typical rent | 1 year | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tehachapi | $2,160 | +5.5% | 3 |
| Rosamond | $2,149 | 0 | |
| Lancaster | $2,460 | +0.9% | 6 |
| Bakersfield | $1,901 | +3.1% | 38 |
| Palmdale | $2,780 | +2.4% | 10 |
| Shafter | $2,344 | 1 | |
| Santa Clarita | $2,783 | −0.1% | 22 |
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, data through September 2026. Managers listed: our directory, October 2026.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024.
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents for fiscal year 2027, Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA. Used to set Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) limits.
Official sources: California Attorney General: limits on rent increases · California Courts: evictions · Civil Code 1947.12 (rent cap) · Civil Code 1946.2 (just cause)
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Compare the 3 property management companies in Tehachapi, Kern County. We matched a current California real estate license for 1 of them. Tick up to 3 to see them side by side, then request free quotes from all of them in one step.
Zillow's typical asking rent in Tehachapi is $2,160 (September 2026); +5.5% over the past year. About 41.5% of homes in Tehachapi are rented, and the rental vacancy rate is 7.3% (Census, 2020-2024).
We list 3 property management companies in Tehachapi, CA. 1 of them have a License Confirmed badge: a clear match to an active California real estate license.
Zillow's typical asking rent in Tehachapi was $2,160 a month in September 2026, +5.5% on a year earlier.
Over the 3 years Zillow has tracked, asking rents here have risen most in May, November and December. Listing in those months can help, but every property is different.
Yes. In California, managing rentals for other people generally requires a real estate broker license from the Department of Real Estate (DRE), or working under a licensed broker. You can check any license number on the DRE website.
Fees depend on the company, the property and the services you need, and few companies publish them. Ask for a written quote that lists the monthly fee, leasing fee and any other charges. You can request quotes from up to 3 managers at once on this page.
The default order, Best match, uses each company's Google rating adjusted for how many reviews it has, so a 4.8 rating from 100 reviews ranks above a 5.0 from 2. License Confirmed companies get a small boost. No company can pay for its position.
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