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Mission Hills Real Estate - Homes for Sale in Mission Hills, San Diego

Mission Hills sits on the hills just south of Mission Valley and north of downtown and the airport, spanning zip codes 92103 and 92110, with views over Old Town, San Diego Bay, and downtown from many of its streets. The neighborhood was platted in 1908 under George Marston's original plan, and its blocks still carry the Craftsman bungalows, Spanish Colonial Revival homes, and Prairie-style houses built in the decades that followed, joined later by mid-century homes set along the canyon rims. Washington and Goldfinch streets form the historic commercial corner, where shops and restaurants known as Paseo de Mission Hills now sit, and Presidio Park sits at the neighborhood's western edge, marking the original site of San Diego's 1769 Spanish settlement.

Mission Hills

Mission Hills is one of San Diego's original planned neighborhoods, laid out in 1908 by George Marston with wide streets and generous lots meant to hold their value, and it has done exactly that for more than a century. Most of what you see driving through today, the Craftsman bungalows, the Spanish Colonial Revival homes with their tile roofs and arched doorways, and the Prairie-style houses with their deep eaves, was built between 1908 and 1930, and a lot of it has been maintained or restored rather than torn down. In the 1950s and 60s, a second layer of modern homes went up along the canyon rims that wrap the neighborhood, so it is not unusual to find a mid-century view home a few doors from a hundred-year-old bungalow. What draws people here is the combination of history and location, minutes from downtown, Old Town, and Balboa Park, with Presidio Park, the site of San Diego's original 1769 settlement, sitting right at the edge of the neighborhood.

$1,726,714

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About Mission Hills

Mission Hills sits on the hills just north of downtown, and it has looked down on the rest of the city since 1908, when George Marston laid out the original subdivision plan that still shapes the neighborhood today. Most of the housing stock dates to the 1908 to 1930 period, with Craftsman bungalows, Prairie School houses and Spanish Colonial Revival homes sitting side by side on streets that climb toward views of downtown, the bay, Old Town and Point Loma. The neighborhood sits primarily in zip code 92103, with its western streets extending into 92110 near the Old Town border, and it is framed by Hillcrest to the east, Old Town and Middletown to the west, and Mission Valley to the north. The neighborhood reads as almost entirely residential until you turn onto Washington Street or Goldfinch Street, where the commercial pockets sit.

The corner of Goldfinch and Washington is the heart of the neighborhood's food scene. Harley Gray sits right on that corner with patio seating on both sides and a weekend brunch that draws a crowd, and Lucha Libre Taco Shop has been serving fast casual Mexican food a few blocks down since 2008. Wolf in the Woods, a wine bar and bistro with a New Mexican-influenced menu, was named San Diego Magazine's Restaurant of the Year in 2024, and Communion opened in late 2024 as a rooftop restaurant with nearly 360-degree views of the city. Lazy Acres Market, the natural and organic grocer owned by Bristol Farms, anchors West Washington Street with a full produce, butcher, seafood and bakery counter. Presidio Park, the site of San Diego's original 1769 settlement, sits right at the neighborhood's edge.

Mission Hills is priced at a premium relative to most of central San Diego. Recent data shows the median sale price in the $1.85 million to $1.9 million range over the past twelve months, with active list prices trending higher into the $2 million to $2.05 million range, and homes averaging between 36 and 64 days on market depending on the reporting period, versus a San Diego median closer to three weeks (sources: Redfin, Homes.com, Movoto). Because so much of the housing stock predates 1930, renovation costs and permitting timelines are a bigger factor here than in newer neighborhoods. Grant K-8 serves the neighborhood with a 7 out of 10 GreatSchools rating, and most families feed into San Diego High School, rated 6 out of 10. Washington Street trolley station, served by the Blue and Green Line, sits about a 12-minute walk from central Mission Hills, and downtown and the airport are both roughly a 10-minute drive.

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Active

$3,800,000

6 Beds5 Baths4,032 SqFt

1891 Titus Street, San Diego, CA 92110

Single Family Home

Listed by Zepe Ybarra of Coldwell Banker West

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New

$1,895,000

3 Beds2 Baths1,860 SqFt

4268 Witherby Street, San Diego, CA 92103

Single Family Home

Listed by Michelle Silverman of Coldwell Banker Realty

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New

$3,150,000

3 Beds2 Baths1,806 SqFt

4140 Bandini St., San Diego, CA 92103

Single Family Home

Listed by Nikki Butera of Berkshire Hathaway HomeService

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