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Yocelin Mendivil
Realtor® · Contra Costa
Pleasant Hill · Home type

Single-Family Homes for Sale in
Pleasant Hill, CA.

Single-Family Homes in Pleasant Hill. The market's backbone — 3-4 bedrooms, a yard, a garage, and your own foundation. Pleasant Hill SFH is mostly 1960s/70s ranch — flat lots, mature trees, commuter-friendly, and a step below WC on price.

Median price: $1.2MActive listings: 38Days on market: 10
Pleasant Hill, California — family neighborhood — 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.

Pleasant Hill SFH is mostly 1960s/70s ranch — flat lots, mature trees, commuter-friendly, and a step below WC on price.

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.

Pleasant Hill · April 2026
Median price
↑ 3.1%
$1.2M
year over year
Active listings
38
thin but moving
Days on market
10
median · last 90 days
Price / sqft
↓ 8.3%
$610
year over year
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Zip codes in Pleasant Hill

94523
$876K·38 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 special about Pleasant Hill?
It's the commuter sweet spot — BART, small-city feel, strong schools for the price, and a new downtown core that's genuinely walkable. If you want Walnut Creek convenience at a ~20% discount, this is where I'd start.
Which zip codes are in Pleasant Hill?
Almost all of Pleasant Hill is 94523. A few addresses on the edges fall into 94596 (Walnut Creek) or 94553 (Martinez) — I check against the exact address.
Ready when you are

Let's find the one.
Together.

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