Walnut Creek · Neighborhood guide
The Woodlands, Walnut Creek
The Woodlands in Walnut Creek: 1960s ranch homes on former walnut orchards, wide tree-lined streets, and the Cabana Club swim club. A guide from Tanja Odzak.
Where is The Woodlands?
The Woodlands sits in the northeast part of Walnut Creek, bounded by the Contra Costa Canal, Oak Grove Road, and Ygnacio Valley Road. It is about four miles from downtown Walnut Creek, and Ygnacio Valley Road is the main route in and out.
At a glance: In the 12 months through September 2026, the median sale price of a single-family home in The Woodlands was $1,500,000, across 21 sales. Homes sold for about 99.8% of their list price, and the middle sale took 15 days on the market.
The Woodlands on the Map
Where The Woodlands sits, with the streets and places around it.
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Homes for Sale in The Woodlands
Current listings in The Woodlands, updated from the MLS.
The Woodlands Single Family Home Prices
Sales through September 30, 2026
Few sales, weak data. The Woodlands had only 21 single-family sales in the last 12 months. Too little data means the numbers are weak, and weak numbers can misrepresent the market: one or two homes can swing every chart on this page. Read them as a rough guide, not a firm picture.
$1,500,000
Median sold price
3.5% down from the 12 months before
$1,526,810
Average sold price
2.1% down from the 12 months before
$2,095,000
Highest sold price
Sold December 19, 2025
21
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 4 sales, so a few homes can move it. Hover a dot for the quarter's sales count.
’24Q1
’25Q2
’25Q3
’25Q4
’25Q1
’26Q2
’26Q3
’26
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, 21 sales.
- $1,530,518
- Average list price
- $1,526,809
- Average sale price
- 19
- Average days on market
The middle sale took 15 days; a few slow ones pull the average up.
On average, homes sold for 0.2% below their list price.
How hot is the market?
How competitive buying is in The Woodlands right now, from how homes actually sold.
Market temperature
38Balanced
Homes in The Woodlands sold for about 99.8% of their list price, and the middle sale took 15 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 $750K00%
- $750K to $1M00%
- $1M to $1.25M00%
- $1.25M to $1.5M943%
- $1.5M and up1257%
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 (0 sold)
No sales
3 bedrooms (3 sold)
Median $1.49M$1.25M to $1.5M
4 bedrooms (17 sold)
Median $1.5M$1.26M to $2.1M
5+ bedrooms (1 sold)
Median $1.7M$1.7M to $1.7M
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 The Woodlands, 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 The Woodlands. Want the numbers for your street? Ask Tanja.
Source: Bridge MLS, through IDX Broker. Based on closed sales listed under the The Woodlands 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 The Woodlands
What it is like on the ground in The Woodlands: getting around, errands, nature and schools, from Local Logic.
What was here before The Woodlands?
For nearly two centuries before any houses went up, this was open farmland. In the mid-1800s there were farms and farmhouses here, including William C. Prince's property near what is now Banyan Circle, and stagecoaches ran along Ygnacio Valley Road past the land. By the first half of the 1900s, most of it had been planted in walnut orchards, the crop that gave the whole city its name. In the 1950s and 1960s, a lumber yard stood where a grocery store is today.
How did The Woodlands become a neighborhood?
In 1961 and 1962, several developers, Middlefield, MacKay, and Hofmann among them, went to the City of Walnut Creek with plans for a new subdivision they called "the Woodlands." Through the rest of the 1960s, those three companies built most of the homes. According to the neighborhood association's history, drawn from city records, Hofmann built about half, MacKay about a quarter, and Middlefield about a fifth. That is why so many Woodlands homes share floor plans and rooflines: they came from a small number of builders working over a few years.
What kind of homes are in The Woodlands?
Traditional California ranch homes and split-levels from the 1960s and 1970s, with broad fronts, large windows facing the garden, and big front yards. Mature trees line the streets and fill the yards, which is where the neighborhood's name makes sense today. The streets are wide, and homes and front landscaping tend to be well kept. The land is mostly flat, with gently sloping streets that let water drain toward the canal. Many homes have been remodeled and expanded over the years, so two houses with the same original plan can be very different inside now.
What should you look for in a Woodlands home? Homes from the 1960s are now old enough that the basics deserve a close look. Check the electrical panel and wiring, the original plumbing, the roof, and the foundation. Mature trees are part of the appeal, but on occasion the roots of a big tree can affect a foundation, so look at how close large trees sit to the house and the sewer line. Ask about past additions and remodels, and whether they had permits. There's no ordinance requiring a sewer lateral certificate in Walnut Creek, however a sewer lateral inspection is recommended.
What schools are near The Woodlands?
Valle Verde Elementary School, on Peachwillow Lane, is right by The Woodlands. It is a public elementary school for kindergarten through grade 5 in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Foothill Middle School on Cedro Lane and Northgate High School on Castle Rock Road 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 Walnut Creek page lists the public and private schools across the city.
Is there an HOA in The Woodlands?
No. There are no mandatory HOA dues in The Woodlands. The Woodlands Association is a neighborhood group that publishes a newsletter, holds open board meetings each month, and keeps a collection of historical photos and brochures from the 1960s on.
What is the Woodlands Cabana Club?
The Woodlands Cabana Club is the neighborhood's private swim club, on Longleaf Drive, running since 1962. It has two heated, six-lane, 25-yard pools, a toddler wading pool, lifeguards, and a large lawn and lanai for barbecues and parties. It calls itself the largest neighborhood pool in Walnut Creek. The club offers private swim lessons, recreational swimming, and the Woodlands Swim Team, which competes in the Walnut Creek league, plus a clinic for young swimmers. Membership is optional and has its own fee. You join the Cabana Club to take part in the swim team and its youth programs, and members get discounted swim lessons, barbecues and picnics, aqua aerobics, and events like the July 4th barbecue. Registration for club membership, the swim team, and youth programs opens each March.
What happens in The Woodlands through the year?
Summer centers on the Cabana Club. On the Fourth of July, a neighborhood parade of decorated bikes, scooters, wagons, and classic cars winds through The Woodlands and ends at the Cabana Club for a pool party. Halloween is a big night, with a steady stream of trick-or-treaters on the wide streets. In December, the neighborhood puts up light displays, and a few houses nearby decorate so much that people drive over just to see them.
What is nearby?
The Contra Costa Canal Trail runs along the neighborhood's edge, a paved path that follows the canal across central Contra Costa County. The city's open space on Lime Ridge and Shell Ridge is a short drive away for longer hikes. The Orchards at Walnut Creek, at Ygnacio Valley Road and Oak Grove Road, has a Safeway with a Starbucks inside, restaurants, and small shops, and Oak Grove Plaza is close by too. More grocery stores are a couple of miles away. John Muir Medical Center's Walnut Creek campus is on Ygnacio Valley Road toward downtown. Downtown Walnut Creek, with Broadway Plaza and the Lesher Center for the Arts, is about four miles west.
How do you get around from The Woodlands?
Some people think of The Woodlands as far out, but Interstate 680 is only about four miles away. Ygnacio Valley Road connects The Woodlands to downtown Walnut Creek, Interstate 680, and the Walnut Creek BART station in one direction, and toward Clayton and Concord in the other. Oak Grove Road runs north toward Concord.
What should sellers in The Woodlands know?
Walnut Creek has no extra city transfer tax, only Contra Costa County's. There's no ordinance requiring a sewer lateral certificate in Walnut Creek, however a sewer lateral inspection is recommended. Most of Walnut Creek is not in a state fire hazard severity zone, but it is worth checking the address: a home in a High zone adds a routine defensible space inspection at sale, which looks at how plants and brush are kept around the house. My Walnut Creek home selling page explains the steps.
What draws buyers to The Woodlands?
Buyers who look at The Woodlands are usually drawn to its single-story ranch homes, its big front yards and tall trees, its wide, well-kept streets, the Cabana Club, the canal trail along its edge, and the quick drive out along Ygnacio Valley Road.
Why do homeowners sell in The Woodlands?
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 Walnut Creek homes
Tanja Odzak knows what to check in a home from the 1960s, from the electrical panel and the roof to tree roots near the foundation, and how a Walnut Creek sale works. If you're weighing a move to The Woodlands, that's worth a conversation.
What is The Woodlands?
Tanja Odzak is a Top East Bay Realtor with eXp Realty, helping buyers and sellers in Walnut Creek and across the East Bay. The Woodlands is a residential neighborhood in northeast Walnut Creek, built mostly in the 1960s on land that had been walnut orchards. It is known for single-story ranch homes and split-levels set back behind large front yards, wide, well-kept streets, a heavy tree canopy, and its own swim club, the Woodlands Cabana Club.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in The Woodlands?
In the 12 months through September 2026, the median sale price of a single-family home in The Woodlands was $1,500,000 and the average was $1,526,810, based on 21 sales. The highest sale was $2,095,000. These numbers count single-family homes only, with no condos, townhouses or attached homes.
How fast do homes sell in The Woodlands?
Single-family homes in The Woodlands that sold in the 12 months through September 2026 spent an average of 19 days on the market, and the middle sale took 15 days.
Do homes in The Woodlands sell above the list price?
In the 12 months through September 2026, single-family homes in The Woodlands sold for about 99.8% of their list price on average, which is 0.2% below the list price. The average list price was $1,530,518 and the average sale price was $1,526,809.
Is The Woodlands a competitive market?
Our market temperature for The Woodlands is 38 out of 100, which reads "Balanced". It combines how far above list price homes sold with how fast they sold, in the 12 months through September 2026.
Where is The Woodlands in Walnut Creek?
The Woodlands is in northeast Walnut Creek, bounded by the Contra Costa Canal, Oak Grove Road, and Ygnacio Valley Road, about four miles from downtown.
When were The Woodlands' homes built?
Most were built in the 1960s, after developers brought plans to the City in 1961 and 1962, with some homes from the 1970s.
Who built the homes in The Woodlands?
Mainly three builders: Hofmann built about half, MacKay about a quarter, and Middlefield about a fifth, according to the neighborhood association's history.
What style are most homes in The Woodlands?
Mostly single-story California ranch homes and split-levels, with large front yards and mature trees.
Does The Woodlands have HOA dues?
No. There are no mandatory HOA dues. The Woodlands Cabana Club, the neighborhood swim club, is optional and has its own membership fee.
What does the Woodlands Cabana Club offer?
The neighborhood's private swim club since 1962, with two heated 25-yard pools, a toddler pool, swim lessons, and the Woodlands Swim Team. Joining is optional.
What was The Woodlands before it was a neighborhood?
Farmland for nearly two centuries, and walnut orchards for most of the first half of the 1900s.
Do I need a sewer inspection when buying in The Woodlands?
There's no ordinance requiring a sewer lateral certificate in Walnut Creek, however a sewer lateral inspection is recommended.
Which schools are closest to The Woodlands?
Valle Verde Elementary School on Peachwillow Lane is close by, with Foothill Middle School and Northgate High School a short drive away. All are in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District.
