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Connected living by San Pablo Bay
With a picturesque park overlooking the San Pablo Bay, Hilltop/Montalvin is where single-family homes and golf greens meet the shorelines of the upper East Bay. Located in Richmond’s Hilltop district, Hilltop/Montalvin is anchored by a public elementary school and bordered by the San Francisco Bay Trail, giving outdoorsy residents easy access to one of the region's best-known outdoor attractions. “It’s a good quality of life for the Bay Area, and you’ve got the golf course, the country club and the San Francisco Trail right nearby,” says Realtor Dorina Manga, owner of XHome Real Estate.
Hilltop/Montalvin's Point Pinole Regional Park is full of beautiful snaking waterways.
Hilltop/Montalvin's beaches have beautiful vistas of the San Francisco Bay.
Hilltop/Montalvin golf lovers go to the Richmond Golf Club for driving practice.
Hilltop/Montalvin's Point Pinole Park has a popular fishing pier that's busy year-round.
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Ranch-style residences
Hilltop/Montalvin comprises several subdivisions, including Montalvin Manor, which features rows and rows of midcentury houses on a traditional, flat, sidewalk-lined street grid. A walk-through displays the community’s abundance of two- to three-bedroom flat-roofed ranch-style homes and the occasional two-story residence, most of which were built in the 1950s. Across Atlas Road lies curving residential streets centered around Richmond Country Club. This area offers modern Mediterranean Revivals primarily built in the early 2000s with spacious interiors and small front and back yards. Some new construction houses have begun to crop up as well. Home prices vary widely throughout Hilltop/Montalvin, with smaller homes in Montalvin Manor listed between $500,000 to $700,000, while larger homes near the country club can sell for more than $1 million.
Hilltop/Montalvin's Montalvin Manor neighborhood is full of colorful ranch style homes.
Hilltop/Montalvin's suburbs are full of newer Mediterranean Revival style homes.
The area around Richmond Country Club in Hilltop/Montalvin is full of brand new construction.
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Montalvin Manor K-8 and Pinole Valley High
Students can attend nearby Montalvin Manor K-8, a public elementary and middle school where teachers specialize in literacy and applied mathematics. The school has a C-plus rating on Niche and may be getting some improvements. In 2020, voters in the West Contra Costa Unified School District approved a bond measure that included funding for the construction of several new classrooms. Students can also attend Pinole Valley High School, the only high school in the district that allows them the opportunity to participate in the rigorous International Baccalaureate Program. Niche rates this high school with a B and has it ranked as No. 16 on its list of standout high schools in the San Francisco Bay area.
Montalvin Manor Elementary School is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District.
Pinole Valley High School serves the Hilltop/Montalvin neighborhood students.
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Point Pinole Regional Park
Neighborhood residents have convenient access to community parks, trails and the magnificent Point Pinole Regional Park, a 2,300-acre green space with beaches, marshes and an explosive history. Point Pinole is the former site of the Giant Powder Company, a dynamite manufacturing plant that operated there until 1960. Little remains of the factories that once dotted the horizon, but folks can still have a blast at the park’s playground, picnic tables, waterside trails or fishing pier. Point Pinole Regional Park is also intersected by the San Francisco Bay Trail, a regional pedestrian pathway that spans more than 350 miles throughout the Bay Area. Outdoor activities closer to home include several community parks nestled along residential streets, such as Montalvin Park, Bay Vista Park and Waverly Playground. Avid golfers can tee up right in the neighborhood at Richmond Country Club, a historic club with plenty of rolling fairways and lush roughs.
Tara Hills locals love to take their furry friends for a walk through Point Pinole.
The fields at Point Pinole Regional Park in Hilltop/Montalvin, Richmond, CA
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Pinole Vista Crossing
For day-to-day errands and shopping, residents can take a short drive to Pinole Vista Crossing, home to convenient retailers like Target, PetSmart and Lucky Supermarket. Dining is a draw to this shopping center as well. From a quick bite at In-N-Out Burger or Panda Express to a sit-down dinner at Round Table Pizza. More shopping and dining options can be found at Pinole Valley Shopping Center. Trader Joe’s is a popular spot there to grab groceries, and Alamode Donuts & Coffee is right on the way for many morning commuters.
Pinole Vista Crossing's Target is popular with Hilltop/Montalvin residents.
Pick up some coffee and donuts and the Alamode Donuts & Coffee close to Montalvin.
Trader Joe's at Pinole Valley Shopping Center is close to the Hilltop/Montalvin neighborhood.
Hilltop/Montalvin's In-N-Out Burger is an institution of the area.
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Interstate 80 and commuting
Downtown San Franciso is a little less than 25 miles southwest of Hilltop/Montalvin and only about a mile-and-a-half from Interstate 80. I-80 is a major Bay Area thoroughfare that runs north to Napa Valley and south to Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco. As for carless commuting, Hilltop/Montalvin is about 7 miles from the Richmond BART station, and AC Transit bus stops are just outside the neighborhood along Hilltop Drive.
Richmond BART connects Hilltop/Montalvin to the rest of the Bay Area.
The AC Transit Bus system serves the Hilltop/Montalvin neighborhood.
Amtrak in Richmond connects Hilltop/Montalvin to the rest of California.
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On average, homes in Hilltop/Montalvin, Richmond sell after 70 days on the market compared to the national average of 52 days. The median sale price for homes in Hilltop/Montalvin, Richmond over the last 12 months is $872,383, down 10% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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