Oakland · Neighborhood guide
Redwood Heights, Oakland
Redwood Heights in the Oakland hills: 1920s craftsman and storybook homes, Redwood Road, and the trees Joaquin Miller planted. A guide from Tanja Odzak.
What is Redwood Heights?
Tanja Odzak is a Top East Bay Realtor with eXp Realty, helping buyers and sellers in Oakland and across the East Bay. She has sold homes in Redwood Heights. Redwood Heights is a neighborhood in the hills of East Oakland, centered on Redwood Road (which becomes 35th Avenue) about a mile north of MacArthur Boulevard, between Victor Avenue and State Route 13. Redwood Heights Elementary School, on 39th Avenue, shares the neighborhood's name. When we refer to Redwood Heights, we are including the Upper Redwood and the Redwood Hills areas in that term.
At a glance: In the 12 months through September 2026, the median sale price of a single-family home in Redwood Heights was $1,275,000, across 63 sales. Homes sold for about 126.7% of their list price, and the middle sale took 14 days on the market.
Redwood Heights on the Map
Where Redwood Heights sits, with the streets and places around it.
There are some micro-neighborhoods that fall under the umbrella of Redwood Heights but they don’t show on this map. Maps of neighborhoods are often vague, so use this one as a guideline.
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Homes for Sale in Redwood Heights
Current listings in Redwood Heights, updated from the MLS.
Redwood Heights Single Family Home Prices
Sales through September 30, 2026
$1,275,000
Median sold price
17.2% up from the 12 months before
$1,228,546
Average sold price
13.9% up from the 12 months before
$1,890,000
Highest sold price
Sold February 20, 2026
63
Homes sold
Single-family homes
Median price by quarter
The middle sold price for each of the last eight full quarters. Each quarter is only about 16 sales, so a few homes can move it. Hover a dot for the quarter's sales count.
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Sale price vs. list price
The list price is what a home is advertised for. The sale price is what it sold for. Over 100% means homes sold for more than the list price. Last 12 months, 63 sales.
- $969,984
- Average list price
- $1,228,546
- Average sale price
- 22
- Average days on market
The middle sale took 14 days; a few slow ones pull the average up.
On average, homes sold for 26.7% above their list price.
How hot is the market?
How competitive buying is in Redwood Heights right now, from how homes actually sold.
Market temperature
89Very hot
Homes in Redwood Heights sold for about 126.7% of their list price, and the middle sale took 14 days.
How it is scored: half comes from how far above list price homes sold (100% scores zero, 125% or more scores full) and half from how fast they sold (45 days scores zero, 5 days or fewer scores full). Both come from the MLS numbers on this page. It is a gauge we calculate, not an official industry score, and it changes as each month’s sales come in.
Price by number of bedrooms
Median sold price by bedroom count over the last 12 months. Few 5-bedroom homes sell here, so read that one with care.
Bigger bubble = more homes sold. The number inside is how many.
Homes sold by price range
Where the last 12 months of sales landed.
- Under $750K46%
- $750K to $1M1524%
- $1M to $1.25M1219%
- $1.25M to $1.5M1727%
- $1.5M and up1524%
Price range by number of bedrooms
The lowest and highest sold price for each bedroom count over the last 12 months, with the median marked between them. The bar runs from the cheapest sale to the most expensive, so condition, lot and street explain most of the spread.
2 bedrooms (15 sold)
Median $850K$590K to $1.2M
3 bedrooms (31 sold)
Median $1.3M$750K to $1.8M
4 bedrooms (15 sold)
Median $1.48M$940K to $1.81M
5+ bedrooms (2 sold)
Median $1.47M$1.05M to $1.89M
lowest sale highest sale median
These numbers count single-family homes only. Condos, townhouses and attached homes are left out. They are the single-family homes that closed in Redwood Heights, from the MLS. A neighborhood this size can swing from one quarter to the next on a handful of sales, so these show where the market has been, not what your home will sell for. When doing neighborhood stats, it is imperative to use the correct boundaries, as overlapping into adjacent neighborhoods may skew results. These numbers cover only homes the MLS lists under Redwood Heights. Want the numbers for your street? Ask Tanja.
Source: Bridge MLS, through IDX Broker. Based on closed sales listed under the Redwood Heights area in the MLS. List price and days on market: Bridge MLS, for the same sales. Information is believed accurate but not guaranteed.
Living in Redwood Heights
What it is like on the ground in Redwood Heights: getting around, errands, nature and schools, from Local Logic.
Where did the name come from?
From the trees. In the mid-1800s, sawmills logged the redwoods on these hills, and by 1860 the forest was stripped. In the 1880s the poet Joaquin Miller planted tens of thousands of trees on the cleared slopes. The park that bears his name is in the Oakland hills.
How did Redwood Heights become a neighborhood?
It began in the 1920s as a subdivision called Avenue Terrace. More building followed through the 1930s, including the Sunset Manor and Redwood Gardens subdivisions. A neighborhood association was founded here in 1944.
What kind of homes are in Redwood Heights?
Mostly homes from the 1920s through the 1950s. Styles include craftsman bungalows, storybook cottages, English Tudors, Spanish style, Mediterranean, and more, and some homes offer amazing views of the San Francisco Bay. Older hillside homes are worth a careful look before you write an offer. Like many homes in Oakland, drainage and foundation issues may be present because of the hills. Much of the Oakland hills is inside the City's Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, which the City kept in place in 2025, so check the address: a sale in the zone includes defensible space paperwork under state law, and it is worth getting insurance quotes early.
Many homes from this era also keep their original floor plans, and those older layouts don't always fit how people live now.
What schools are in or near Redwood Heights?
Redwood Heights Elementary School, on 39th Avenue next to the neighborhood's recreation center, is a public school for kindergarten through grade 5 in the Oakland Unified School District. Laurel Elementary School and Carl B. Munck Elementary School are also close, and Bret Harte Middle School on Coolidge Avenue and Skyline High School on Skyline Boulevard are a short drive away. School boundaries don't follow neighborhood names, so check the district's boundary map for any address you're considering. The Oakland page lists the public and private schools across the city.
What is Redwood Heights like?
Redwood Heights is in a beautiful hillside setting and is known for a strong sense of community. It is a little further out from Oakland's center, but it is a short drive to multiple neighborhoods, local amenities, restaurants, and shops.
What is there to do in and around Redwood Heights?
The neighborhood has its own recreation center and park, and Avenue Terrace Park sits at Jordan Road and Bennett Place.
Wonderful hikes in Redwood Regional Park are just a short drive away.
How do you get around from Redwood Heights?
Highway 13 runs along the neighborhood's eastern edge, and Interstate 580 is a short drive down 35th Avenue. The Fruitvale BART station is about two and a half miles away.
What should sellers in Redwood Heights know?
With homes from the 1920s through the 1950s on hillside lots, buyers here ask about the foundation, drainage, and original floor plans, and a pre-listing inspection helps answer them up front. The City's transfer tax is charged in tiers on the whole price, plus Alameda County's own transfer tax. The sewer lateral needs a compliance certificate or a time extension certificate before escrow closes, the sale triggers a sidewalk compliance certificate, with some exemptions, and a home in the City's Very High fire zone adds defensible space paperwork. Who brings the sewer lateral and the sidewalk into compliance, the seller or the buyer, is negotiated. My page on selling your home in Oakland lays out each step.
Why do homeowners sell in Redwood Heights?
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.
Work with an agent who knows Redwood Heights
Tanja Odzak has sold homes in Redwood Heights and can usually spot an older home's condition issues by eye, often before the inspection report comes back. If you're weighing a purchase or thinking about selling, that conversation is worth having early.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Redwood Heights?
In the 12 months through September 2026, the median sale price of a single-family home in Redwood Heights was $1,275,000 and the average was $1,228,546, based on 63 sales. The highest sale was $1,890,000. These numbers count single-family homes only, with no condos, townhouses or attached homes.
How fast do homes sell in Redwood Heights?
Single-family homes in Redwood Heights that sold in the 12 months through September 2026 spent an average of 22 days on the market, and the middle sale took 14 days.
Do homes in Redwood Heights sell above the list price?
In the 12 months through September 2026, single-family homes in Redwood Heights sold for about 126.7% of their list price on average, which is 26.7% above the list price. The average list price was $969,984 and the average sale price was $1,228,546.
Is Redwood Heights a competitive market?
Our market temperature for Redwood Heights is 89 out of 100, which reads "Very hot". It combines how far above list price homes sold with how fast they sold, in the 12 months through September 2026.
Where is Redwood Heights in Oakland?
In the East Oakland hills, centered on Redwood Road (35th Avenue) about a mile north of MacArthur Boulevard, between Victor Avenue and State Route 13.
Why is it called Redwood Heights?
The hills were once covered in redwoods that were logged in the mid-1800s. Joaquin Miller later replanted the slopes with trees.
When was Redwood Heights built?
It began in the 1920s as the Avenue Terrace subdivision, with more building in the 1930s.
What schools are in Redwood Heights?
Redwood Heights Elementary School, on 39th Avenue next to the recreation center, is a public school in the Oakland Unified School District for kindergarten through grade 5. Check the district's boundary map for any address.
What style are most homes in Redwood Heights?
Mostly craftsman, storybook, and ranch homes from the 1920s through the 1950s.
How close is Redwood Heights to the freeway?
Highway 13 runs along its eastern edge, and Interstate 580 is a short drive down 35th Avenue.
