Claremont, Berkeley

The Berkeley side of Claremont climbs east from the Elmwood toward the hills, along Claremont Avenue and the curving streets around it, such as The Uplands, Claremont Boulevard, Avalon Avenue, and Forest Avenue. Upper Claremont Avenue continues into Claremont Canyon, and the Claremont Resort & Club stands at the foot of the canyon, right at the Oakland line.

At a glance: In the 12 months through September 2026, the median sale price of a single-family home in Claremont was $2,200,000, across 49 sales. Homes sold for about 110.6% of their list price, and the middle sale took 15 days on the market.

A year later, in 1906, Howard designed another set of gates for Mason-McDuffie's Claremont Court tract, at Claremont Boulevard and Russell Street. The red brick pillars carry ivory-colored terra-cotta trim, Ionic capitals, and clusters of acanthus leaves in the Beaux-Arts style. A center pillar that once split the street was removed as cars became common. More entry gates stand on Avalon Avenue, Forest Avenue, Derby Street, and Russell Street, and the gates became a City of Berkeley Landmark in 2005.

John Muir Elementary School, on Claremont Avenue, is in the neighborhood. Emerson Elementary School on Forest Avenue and Willard Middle School on Stuart Street are close by, and Maybeck High School, a private high school, is on College Avenue. Berkeley High School, the city's public high school, is downtown on Allston Way. All of Berkeley's public schools are part of the Berkeley Unified School District. School assignment doesn't follow neighborhood names, so check with the district for any address you're considering. The Berkeley page lists the public and private schools across the city.

Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve covers 208 acres of the Berkeley and Oakland hills behind the hotel, along upper Claremont Avenue. The Stonewall-Panoramic Trail climbs about three quarters of a mile to the ridgetop, with views across Berkeley, Oakland, the Bay, and the Golden Gate Bridge. Claremont Creek runs down the canyon to join Temescal Creek, and black-tailed deer, gray foxes, and red-tailed hawks live in the grassland and oak and bay woodland. The main trailhead is on Stonewall Road, just across the Oakland line.

Selling a single-family home or duplex in Berkeley starts with a Home Energy Score before listing, under the city's Building Emissions Saving Ordinance (BESO). My Berkeley home selling page walks through the rest.

Homeowners move on for all kinds of reasons including (but not limited to): upsizing to a second or third home, divorce, relocating for work, or the passing of a family member.

Tanja Odzak is a Top East Bay Realtor with eXp Realty, helping buyers and sellers in Berkeley and across the East Bay. Claremont is a hillside neighborhood in southeast Berkeley at the mouth of Claremont Canyon, known for its early twentieth-century homes, winding streets, and landmark gateways of brick and stone. The Claremont district crosses the city line. This page covers the Berkeley side, and my Claremont, Oakland page covers the Oakland side. John Muir Elementary School is on Claremont Avenue. In the home prices below, Claremont includes the Claremont Hills, Claremont Heights, and Claremont Court areas on the Berkeley side.