Calavera Hills Homes for Sale
Calavera Hills is northeast Carlsbad’s long-running master plan, approved in concept in 1974 and filled village by village. Neighborhood parks, a community center, Highway 78 access, and Lake Calavera Preserve define daily life here.
Homes for sale in Calavera Hills
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What Calavera Hills actually is
Calavera Hills did not arrive as one builder opening. The original master plan was approved in 1974; later phases added villages, school sites, and open space, including work around the College Boulevard and Cannon Road extensions. Calavera Hills Elementary and Calavera Hills Middle are in Carlsbad Unified; confirm attendance by address.
Lake Calavera Preserve is the outdoor signature: Lake Loop and related trails around a non-swimming lake, with summit routes on Cerro de la Calavera, an extinct volcanic plug, for coastal overlooks. Adjacent Calavera Hills and Robertson Ranch habitat preserves protect coastal sage and riparian ground.
One of the busiest neighborhoods in north Carlsbad, and one of the quickest. Ten days is the typical time on market here.
Calavera Hills filled in over about 25 years rather than arriving all at once, so the housing stock changes noticeably from one street to the next.
The homes here were built —. A typical home sold over the last two years was about — square feet, and the range behind that number is the part worth knowing: in a single twelve month stretch, homes here sold anywhere from —.
That is close to a million dollars between the top and the bottom of a single year, in a neighborhood where the homes are much the same age. Size, position and condition are doing all of that work, which is what an automated estimate cannot see.
Questions we get about Calavera Hills
The ones that come up on nearly every call.
What do homes sell for in Calavera Hills?
The median sale over the last twelve months was —, across — closings. The range ran from —, which is why a median is a starting point and not an answer for any particular house.
How fast do homes sell here?
The median is — days over the last twelve months, on — closings with a reported days on market.
How often do homes sell at or above the asking price?
— of what sold in the last twelve months closed at or above the asking price, and — was under contract inside two weeks.
Does the first asking price usually hold?
Over the last twelve months, — sellers never changed their asking price. They were under contract in a median of — days at — of what they first asked. The — who reduced took — days and closed at — of their original price. These figures describe what happened; they do not explain why any one home sold the way it did.
What are HOA dues in Calavera Hills?
About — of the homes that change hands here have an association fee at all; the rest are detached homes with no association. Among those that do, the median is — a month. Dues change, and special assessments are not always disclosed, so verify the current figure before you write an offer.
How old are the homes?
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What does a typical home look like?
The median home sold here over the last two years was — square feet and closed at — a square foot.
How many homes change hands in a year?
— homes closed in Calavera Hills over the last twelve months, and — over the last two years.
What shapes day-to-day life in Calavera Hills?
Calavera Hills grew village by village after the 1974 master plan, so the housing stock changes from one street to the next. Lake Calavera Preserve and the trail network are the outdoor anchor, with Highway 78 access for daily driving. Use the live listings on this page for current Calavera Hills inventory. Open Robertson Ranch when that adjacent preserve-side pocket is also on your shortlist.
How can I get comps or a value read on a Calavera Hills home?
Use our home evaluation page when you want a current value read on a Calavera Hills address. For recent sales walked with you, Contact our team and we will pull Calavera Hills comps that match the home you are weighing.
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Source: CRMLS. Recently closed sales in the area; The Lund Team did not represent every transaction shown. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Buyer to verify all material facts.
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