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Yocelin Mendivil
Realtor® · Contra Costa
Martinez · Home type

Single-Family Homes for Sale in
Martinez, CA.

Single-Family Homes in Martinez. The market's backbone — 3-4 bedrooms, a yard, a garage, and your own foundation. Martinez SFH is the county's best dollar-per-square-foot deal — big lots, older stock, and genuinely affordable relative to WC/PH.

Median price: $760KActive listings: 42Days on market: 12
Martinez, California — historic home exterior — Single-Family Homes
The honest read

Who it's for.
Who it isn't.

Detached single-family homes are the dominant stock in every city I work — usually 60–80% of listings. What they look like varies enormously block to block: 1960s ranch homes in the older zips, 1990s two-stories in the midlevel subdivisions, and a handful of true custom builds in the hills. Price-per-square-foot is the single best comparison metric here; if someone quotes you a median without a PSF, push back.

Martinez SFH is the county's best dollar-per-square-foot deal — big lots, older stock, and genuinely affordable relative to WC/PH.

Families who need the yard, the garage, the driveway, and room to grow into — or sellers sitting on equity in a home they raised kids in.

Martinez · April 2026
Median price
↓ 2.8%
$760K
year over year
Active listings
42
steady
Days on market
12
median · last 90 days
Price / sqft
↓ 9.1%
$462
year over year
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Zip codes in Martinez

94553
$760K·42 active
Questions

Single-Family Homes,
honestly.

Are single-family homes appreciating in Contra Costa?
Yes, though unevenly. Central county (Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill) is flat to up. East county (Antioch, Pittsburg) is climbing faster off a lower base. Median numbers hide neighborhood-level differences.
How much should I budget for closing costs?
Plan for roughly 2.5–3% of purchase price for a buyer. Title, escrow, loan fees, first-year insurance, and prorated taxes stack up. I walk every first-time buyer through a line-item estimate before we write.
What's the median price in Martinez?
$820K for single-family right now. Alhambra Valley trends higher ($1.1M+), downtown bungalows in the $650K range. Small city, big variance — I'll pull exact comps.
Are Martinez schools any good?
Martinez Unified is a small district (3,758 students across 9 schools) with a reasonable reputation — Alhambra High is the standout. The district is responsive and less bureaucratic than Mount Diablo Unified, which some families specifically prefer.
Ready when you are

Let's find the one.
Together.

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