They differ most in the kind of home you’ll find, how old it is and what it costs. Over the three months ending August 2026, Redfin’s median sale prices were about $774K in Richmond Annex, $720K in Hilltop District, $670K in Point Richmond and $528K in Marina Bay (Redfin neighborhood housing market pages, checked September 24, 2026).
This page compares places, not people: homes, prices, parks and how you get around. It doesn’t rank areas. Walk the streets yourself and judge them on what matters to you.
How do the four areas compare at a glance?
Here are the numbers side by side. Prices are Redfin’s, for the three months ending August 2026. Home age and type come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020 to 2024 five-year estimates, for the census tract that holds each area’s recent Redfin sales (ACS tables B25035 and B25024, via Census Reporter, checked September 24, 2026).
| Area | Redfin median sale price | Sales in Aug 2026 | Median year homes were built (tract) | Single-family detached share (tract) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Annex | about $774K | 10 | 1949 | 66% |
| Hilltop District | about $720K | 7 | 1987 and 2003 (two tracts) | 10% and 76% |
| Point Richmond | about $670K | 9 | 1979 | 50% |
| Marina Bay | about $528K | 26 | 1993 | 25% |
| Richmond, whole city | about $615K | 175 | 1966 | 60% |
Two cautions. First, sales counts are tiny, so one big house or a run of condos can move a neighborhood median a lot. Second, census tracts don’t follow neighborhood lines. We found each tract by putting recent Redfin sale addresses from that area into the Census Bureau’s address lookup. Treat the age and type figures as a rough picture of the area, not a fact about any one street.
What are homes like in Point Richmond?
A mix of single-family houses and multi-unit buildings around a historic downtown. Downtown Point Richmond is the Point Richmond Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 5, 1979 (California Office of Historic Preservation, listed resources, checked September 24, 2026).
- Prices: Redfin’s three-month median was about $670K, down 39.1% from a year earlier, with a median of $775 per square foot. Read that drop with care, because the sample is tiny: 9 sales in August 2026, most of them condos, with a condo median of $497,378 (Redfin, Point Richmond housing market page, checked September 24, 2026). A swing that size usually says more about which homes sold than about what any one home is worth.
- Age and type: in census tract 3780, which takes in the historic downtown, the median home was built in 1979. About half the homes are single-family detached and about 27% are in buildings with five or more units (ACS 2020 to 2024). A tract takes in more than the historic core, so its median mixes older and newer buildings.
- Parks: Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline covers 307 acres, with Keller Beach, a fishing pier and a hilltop viewpoint, at 900 Dornan Drive, through the tunnel from Garrard Boulevard (East Bay Regional Park District, checked September 24, 2026). The city’s Point Richmond Civic Triangle, at Washington and Park, has a rose garden and a fountain (City of Richmond parks page).
- Getting around: Point Richmond sits beside Interstate 580, the route west to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. The park district’s directions to Miller/Knox start at the I-580 Canal Boulevard exit.
- Nearby industry: Chevron’s Richmond refinery is close by. Chevron runs a community air monitoring station in Point Richmond and posts real-time readings at richmondairmonitoring.org (Chevron Richmond, air monitoring page, checked September 24, 2026).
If a home sits inside the historic district, ask the city’s planning division what review applies before you plan exterior changes.
What are homes like in Marina Bay?
Mostly condos and townhomes on the former shipyard waterfront, built from the 1980s on. The City of Richmond says its Harbour Redevelopment Project, starting in the mid-1970s, turned the wartime shipyard basin into Marina Bay, a 350-acre master-planned waterfront area planned for 2,100 homes and a 1,500-berth marina, and that many new homes went up there between 1987 and 1995 (City of Richmond, History of Richmond page, checked September 24, 2026).
- Prices: Redfin’s three-month median was about $528K, up 8.8% from a year earlier, at $478 per square foot. In August 2026, 19 of its 26 sales were condos, with a condo median of $411,399. The rest were a handful of townhouses and single-family homes, too few for a reliable median (Redfin, Marina Bay housing market page, checked September 24, 2026).
- Age and type: in census tract 3800.01, which takes in the Marina Bay waterfront, the median home was built in 1993. About 25% of homes are single-family detached, 20% are attached townhome-style units and about 40% are in buildings with five or more units (ACS 2020 to 2024).
- Parks and places: Marina Bay Park covers 11 acres at Regatta Boulevard and Marina Bay Parkway, with picnic areas and the Rosie the Riveter Memorial (City of Richmond parks page). The Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park visitor center is at 1414 Harbour Way South (National Park Service).
- Getting around: the Richmond Ferry Terminal is at 1453 Harbour Way South. San Francisco Bay Ferry lists the ride to Downtown San Francisco at about 35 minutes, an adult fare of $5.20 as of July 1, 2026, and 362 free parking spaces. AC Transit Line 74 connects the terminal to Richmond BART (San Francisco Bay Ferry, Richmond route and terminal pages, checked September 24, 2026).
With this many condos and townhomes, HOA dues are part of the price. Read the HOA budget, reserves and rules before you remove contingencies.
What are homes like in Richmond Annex?
Older, mostly single-family houses, and the highest three-month median of the four.
- Prices: Redfin’s three-month median was about $774K, down 9.78% from a year earlier, at $594 per square foot. In August 2026, 7 of its 10 sales were single-family homes, with a single-family median of $749,733 (Redfin, Richmond Annex housing market page, checked September 24, 2026).
- Age and type: in census tract 3830, which takes in much of the Annex, the median home was built in 1949, the oldest of the tracts on this page. About 66% of homes are single-family detached and about 27% are in two- to four-unit buildings (ACS 2020 to 2024).
- Parks: Point Isabel Regional Shoreline sits at the west end of Central Avenue. It covers 23 acres, allows dogs off leash as long as owners carry a leash, and has more than 2.5 miles of Bay Trail nearby (East Bay Regional Park District, checked September 24, 2026).
- Getting around: El Cerrito Plaza BART, at 6699 Fairmount Avenue in El Cerrito, lists nearby parts of Richmond among the areas it serves (BART, El Cerrito Plaza station page, checked September 24, 2026). Central Avenue connects to both I-80 and I-580.
With homes this age, budget for a full inspection, including the foundation, the electrical panel and a sewer lateral check.
What are homes like in Hilltop?
Two different pictures depending on the street: multi-unit buildings near Hilltop Mall, and newer single-family subdivisions farther from it. The city says Hilltop Mall opened in 1976 along Interstate 80, and that many new homes were built in the Hilltop area between 1987 and 1995 (City of Richmond, History of Richmond page).
- Prices: Redfin’s Hilltop District three-month median was about $720K, down 7.0% from a year earlier, at $353 per square foot. In August 2026 it had 7 sales, a mix of single-family homes and townhouses, too few to split into reliable medians by type (Redfin, Hilltop District housing market page, checked September 24, 2026).
- Age and type, near the mall: in census tract 3650.03, which takes in blocks next to the mall, the median home was built in 1987 and about 72% of homes are in buildings with five or more units (ACS 2020 to 2024).
- Age and type, away from the mall: in census tract 3922.01, which takes in newer subdivisions away from the mall, the median home was built in 2003 and about 76% are single-family detached (ACS 2020 to 2024).
- Parks: Hilltop Lake Park has 36 acres and a walking path at Richmond Parkway and Lakeside Drive. Hilltop Park has 12 acres with a playground, picnic area and half basketball court at Robert H. Miller Drive and Groom Drive. Hilltop Green Park has 6.3 acres with tennis and basketball courts at Park Central and Parkway Drive (City of Richmond parks pages, checked September 24, 2026).
- Getting around: the city describes Hilltop Mall as sitting along Interstate 80, and the Hilltop Horizon plan area lies just south of Richmond Parkway.
- What’s planned: the city’s Hilltop Horizon Specific Plan covers about 143 acres around Hilltop Mall, south of Richmond Parkway between San Pablo Avenue and I-80. The city’s goal is to shift the area from a low-intensity, auto-oriented retail center to a higher-intensity, mixed-use destination, and the final mix of uses has not been set (City of Richmond, Hilltop Horizon Specific Plan site, checked September 24, 2026).
If you’re looking near the mall, follow the Hilltop Horizon hearings. What gets built there could change traffic and the view from your street for years.
What should I check for any Richmond address?
The same five things, whatever the area:
- Recent sales of homes like it on nearby streets, from the last three to six months.
- Schools from the West Contra Costa Unified School Locator, then call the district to verify.
- Crime data straight from the source: the Richmond Police Department’s Crime Data page. We don’t describe any area’s crime. Look at the official data yourself.
- Alerts from Contra Costa’s Community Warning System, which sends free notices about industrial incidents. Sign up at cwsalerts.com.
- Disclosures, including the Natural Hazard Disclosure report and, for condos, the HOA documents.
Questions people also ask
Which Richmond neighborhood has the oldest homes?
Of the four areas on this page, Richmond Annex does. The census tract holding its recent sales has a median home built in 1949, per the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020 to 2024. Downtown Point Richmond is older still in places; it has been a National Register historic district since November 5, 1979. Tracts don’t match neighborhood lines exactly, so check each home’s own records.
How much does a house cost in Point Richmond?
Redfin’s median sale price for Point Richmond was about $670K for the three months ending August 2026, but that mixes condos and houses. Condos that sold in August 2026 had a median of $497,378, per Redfin, checked September 24, 2026. With only 9 sales that month, recent sales of comparable homes nearby tell you more than any median.
Is Marina Bay mostly condos?
Mostly, yes. In August 2026, 19 of Marina Bay’s 26 sales on Redfin were condos, with a condo median of $411,399. In the census tract that takes in the Marina Bay waterfront, about 25% of homes are single-family detached, per the American Community Survey, 2020 to 2024. Plan for HOA dues and read the HOA documents.
What is being planned at Hilltop Mall?
The City of Richmond’s Hilltop Horizon Specific Plan covers about 143 acres at and around Hilltop Mall, south of Richmond Parkway between San Pablo Avenue and I-80. The city says the goal is a higher-intensity, mixed-use area in place of the auto-oriented shopping center. The final mix of uses has not been set, so follow the plan at hilltophorizon.com.
Your next step
Pick two or three streets you like, in any of these areas. We’ll put the recent sales, the home ages, the HOA costs and the commute for each side by side, so you can compare them on facts. Talk to a Richmond agent on our team or call (510) 949-5525.
More on Richmond: Living in Richmond, CA · How much does a house cost in Richmond right now? · What schools serve my Richmond address? · What’s my home worth?
By Bill Davis, DRE #01880656, The Davis Team at eXp Realty, Richmond, CA. Updated September 24, 2026.
Sources
- Redfin, neighborhood housing market pages for Point Richmond, Marina Bay, Richmond Annex and Hilltop District, three months ending August 2026 and August 2026 by home type: redfin.com/neighborhood (checked September 24, 2026)
- Redfin, Richmond, CA housing market, August 2026: redfin.com/city/15629/CA/Richmond/housing-market (checked September 24, 2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 five-year estimates, tables B25035 (median year structure built) and B25024 (units in structure), tracts 3780, 3800.01, 3830, 3650.03 and 3922.01 in Contra Costa County and the City of Richmond, via censusreporter.org (checked September 24, 2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder, address to census tract lookups: geocoding.geo.census.gov (checked September 24, 2026)
- California Office of Historic Preservation, Point Richmond Historic District listing: ohp.parks.ca.gov (checked September 24, 2026)
- City of Richmond, History of Richmond: ci.richmond.ca.us/112 (checked September 24, 2026)
- City of Richmond, parks pages for Marina Bay Park, Hilltop Lake Park, Hilltop Park, Hilltop Green Park and Point Richmond Civic Triangle: ci.richmond.ca.us (checked September 24, 2026)
- City of Richmond, Hilltop Horizon Specific Plan: hilltophorizon.com (checked September 24, 2026)
- City of Richmond Police Department, Crime Data: ci.richmond.ca.us/4689 (checked September 24, 2026)
- East Bay Regional Park District, Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline and Point Isabel Regional Shoreline: ebparks.org (checked September 24, 2026)
- National Park Service, Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park: nps.gov/rori (checked September 24, 2026)
- San Francisco Bay Ferry, Richmond route and Richmond Ferry Terminal pages: sfbayferry.com (checked September 24, 2026)
- BART, El Cerrito Plaza station page: bart.gov/stations/plza (checked September 24, 2026)
- Chevron Richmond, air monitoring page: richmond.chevron.com (checked September 24, 2026)
- Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, Community Warning System: cccfpd.org/350 and cwsalerts.com (checked September 24, 2026)