A data-first read on Oakland, drawing on 5,307 home sales recorded across the MLS in the two years ending July 2026.
Source: Bay East / Paragon MLS closed sales, Jul 2024 – Jul 2026. Single-family = detached; condo/townhome = attached. Medians; verify specifics for any individual property.
2024-07–2026-07, real MLS closings. Single-family and condo/townhome shown separately.
● Single-family, Median $900,000 · up ~10% year-over-year · 105.7% of list · 19 days on market
● Condo / townhome, Median $525,000 · up ~4% year-over-year · 100.0% of list · 37 days on market
How long homes take to sell, month by month, lower is faster. Single-family vs. condo/townhome.
Oakland's single-family homes carry a median of $900,000, making it among the more attainable in the East Bay. Single-family homes have stayed competitive, closing in a median of 19 days at 105.7% of list. Single-family values have been climbing, up roughly 10% from a year earlier.
Condos and townhomes are close to a separate market, with a median of $525,000, roughly 1.7× more attainable than a detached house and the easier way into Oakland. Condos and townhomes have stayed competitive, closing in a median of 37 days at 100.0% of list. Condo and townhome values have edged up about 4% over the past year.
Location does most of the work here: single-family homes in ZIP 94618 run about $1,805,000 while 94621 is nearer $500,000, a spread of roughly 261% across the same city. The ZIP, not the citywide average, sets the price you actually pay.
$1,805,000 single-family (267 sales)
$807,500 condo / townhome (90 sales)
$1,600,000 single-family (320 sales)
$487,500 condo / townhome (192 sales)
$1,460,000 single-family (808 sales)
$402,500 condo / townhome (104 sales)
$1,195,000 single-family (202 sales)
$662,500 condo / townhome (38 sales)
$1,120,000 single-family (516 sales)
$480,000 condo / townhome (29 sales)
$940,000 single-family (430 sales)
$752,500 condo / townhome (20 sales)
In Oakland, single-family homes in ZIP 94618 run about $1,805,000 while 94621 is nearer $500,000, a real, data-backed gap across town.
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Based on 5,307 closed sales in the 24 months ending July 2026 (Bay East/Paragon MLS), Oakland's single-family median was $900,000 and condos/townhomes $525,000. Prices vary by neighborhood and property type.
Over the last 24 months, Oakland single-family homes closed at a median of 105.7% of list price and sold in about 19 days.
For single-family homes, ZIP 94618 is the priciest in Oakland with a median around $1,805,000, while 94621 offers relative value near $500,000.
Figures from Bay East / Paragon MLS closed sales, 24 months ending July 2026; medians, not guarantees.