Redwood City

Horgan Ranch

Horgan Ranch neighborhood is close to one of the most exclusive residential towns in the U.S.

Horgan Ranch is the Redwood City neighborhood closest to Atherton, and much of the character of its southern subdivisions comes from their proximity to one of the most exclusive residential towns in the U.S.

Horgan Ranch real estate reflects the region’s history. In Redwood Oaks, the neighborhoods' easternmost sub-neighborhood, the majority of development occurred during the 1950s and the 1980s. Over 40% of Redwood Oaks real estate was built during those two decades, with less than 10% of homes built either before 1940 or after 1990. In contrast to Redwood City neighborhoods located east of El Camino Real, over 75% of Redwood Oaks residents own their homes. The median home price in 2022 was $2 million. There are plenty of properties available on either side of that median, however.

Homes throughout Horgan Ranch can vary wildly in size. The “typical” Redwood Oaks home can have two bedrooms and 1,000 square feet of living space, or four bedrooms and 2,500 square feet of space. Newer homes, in general, are larger, but can have smaller lots. In recent years, Horgan Ranch’s proximity to Atherton – especially in its western quadrant — has spurred one-off developers to add a smattering of much larger homes to the neighborhood. These custom residences can have five bedrooms or more and over 3,000 square feet of living space, selling for well over $3 million.

Compared to neighboring Atherton, Horgan Ranch homes for sale are a bargain; compared to greater Redwood City, they are mid-range. What this neighborhood offers is a variety of housing choices (even a few condominium and apartment options) at a wide range of prices and the opportunity to choose between a semi-rural atmosphere and a classic California tract home set-up while remaining a reasonable distance from commute corridors, schools and everyday conveniences.

To view a detailed google map of the Horgan Ranch neighborhood, click here. The MLS area is 332.

  • 2097

    Homes

  • $2.29M

    Median Sale Price

  • $2.38M

    Average Sale Price

Pricing data based on single-family homes

Horgan Ranch on the Map

Schools & History

History

Though now a distinct residential neighborhood whose homes range from mid-level to high-end, Horgan Ranch, and its two separate sub-neighborhoods, Redwood Oaks and Selby Park, was once the epicenter of the world’s chrysanthemum-growing industry. In 1926, Horgan Ranch farms produced $7 million of the flowers! The nurseries were owned by Japanese immigrants, drawn by the area’s five-acre subdivided lots. They built nurseries and greenhouses and created the Chrysanthemum Growers Association in 1937. Harshly interrupted by the internment camp era, the growers returned after World War II to find their land had been maintained by their Caucasian neighbors, allowing for productive post-war years lasting into the 1950s. The “golden era” of Horgan Ranch Chrysanthemum-growing ended only when the land was sold to developers.

The end of the Chrysanthemum era opened up all parts of Horgan Ranch for residential development. Older parts of the western section of Horgan Ranch, which stretches past Alameda de las Pulgas and includes Woodside High School, have a rural feel – heavily wooded with no sidewalks – while others are lined with tract homes built in the 1970s and 1980s. Still others are home to traditional, spacious two-story single-family homes built in the 1960s. Bordered on two (in some places three) sides by Atherton, western Horgan Ranch is likely to be where you will find new, large homes selling for $1.6 million and up, though these are still the exception, not the rule. Even streets like Nimitz, Rutherford and Buena Vista Avenues, which end at Stockbridge Avenue – and thus, Atherton – have far more of a 1950s-rancher feel than they have gated mansions.

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