Dumbarton Redwood City, CA
East of El Camino near Woodside Road and 101, mostly postwar single-family homes and among the city's more affordable.
Living in Dumbarton
Dumbarton is the MLS area on Redwood City's east side, between El Camino Real and Highway 101 near Woodside Road, named for Dumbarton Park and also covering the Fair Oaks area. (The “original” Fair Oaks renamed itself Atherton in 1923.) Its homes were built anywhere from World War I to the 1980s, mostly modest postwar houses, many updated or expanded, and it's one of the most affordable parts of Redwood City, with a 12-month median around $1.38M. It's also been one of the city's strongest performers: the median rose about 69% from 2015–16 to 2024–25, ahead of the city's 55%.
Parking & walkability: Most homes have a driveway and a garage, though lots are smaller and street parking is busier on some blocks. The streets are flat, making it easy to bike, and everyday shopping along Woodside Road and El Camino Real is close by. Highway 101 is right at the edge of the neighborhood, and downtown Redwood City and its Caltrain station are a few minutes away.
What homes in Dumbarton are doing
Single-family homes in Dumbarton sold for a median of about $828K in 2015–16 and $1.4M in 2024–25, a 69% increase, ahead of Redwood City as a whole (+55%). In 2025, homes here sold quickly (median 13 days on market) and usually above asking (103.2% of list price on average). So far in 2026 (53 sales through September), the median is $1.35M.
Median single-family price, 2015–2026
* 2026 covers January through September. Hollow dots mark years with fewer than 3 single-family sales; treat those medians as rough. 736 single-family sales since 2015.
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 53 | $1.35M | $1,105 | 13 | 103.4% |
| 2025 | 51 | $1.47M | $1,033 | 13 | 103.2% |
| 2024 | 50 | $1.33M | $1,052 | 15 | 102.5% |
| 2023 | 38 | $1.26M | $1,025 | 11 | 100.6% |
| 2022 | 76 | $1.31M | $1,023 | 12 | 105.1% |
| 2021 | 81 | $1.26M | $1,022 | 13 | 105.0% |
| 2020 | 67 | $1.09M | $965 | 15 | 100.0% |
| 2019 | 69 | $1.09M | $909 | 20 | 100.0% |
| 2018 | 66 | $1.18M | $1,000 | 15 | 106.4% |
| 2017 | 63 | $900K | $887 | 12 | 107.8% |
| 2016 | 60 | $880K | $729 | 14 | 104.8% |
| 2015 | 62 | $777K | $631 | 13 | 107.2% |
Condos & townhomes in Dumbarton (16 sales since 2015)
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 5 | $1.56M | $711 | 39 | 100.6% |
| 2024 | 2 few sales | $575K | $778 | 56 | 97.9% |
| 2023 | 2 few sales | $790K | $625 | 99 | 99.1% |
| 2022 | 2 few sales | $625K | $682 | 24 | 102.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 2 few sales | $925K | $721 | 23 | 97.1% |
| 2018 | 1 few sales | $536K | $824 | 11 | 107.2% |
| 2017 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2 few sales | $833K | $526 | 7 | 110.4% |
Dumbarton on the map
Borders are built lot by lot from the county's property lines and where homes have been listed (MLS neighborhood codes), and stay inside official city limits (dashed), so a home or two along an edge may differ from official MLS lines.
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Source: MLSListings, Inc. closed sales, 2015–September 2026, summarized by Drew Lehr. Neighborhood figures combine the MLS area(s) that make up Dumbarton; where there are several, yearly figures are sales-weighted. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.