Golden Hills

Looking for a rural setting in a prime location with easy access to highways and downtown San Diego? Consider Golden Hills, a residential area crisscrossed by canyons that are home to coyotes, skunks, birds, and foxes just south and east of Balboa Park.

Residential Golden Hills real estate includes everything from modern condos to craftsman homes, and quaint bungalows built between 1920 1940. Its once stately Victorian mansions are some of the most beautiful homes in San Diego. These historic luxury homes are rapidly being rejuvenated, but some are still quite reasonably priced. Many have excellent downtown and canyon views. A fair percentage of homes in Golden Hills have been restored as professional buildings to retain the communitys distinctive character.

A representative sampling of homes for sale in Golden Hills includes: a one bed/one bath 364 square foot condominium for $200,000; an eight bed/six bath 1925 Victorian with tin ceilings and crown molding for $1,600,000.

Golden Hills is a diverse community with a large Latino population. Residents enjoy ethnic markets and restaurants and the exotic bunya bunya trees from New Zealand planted more than a century ago. From 1889 to 1902 Golden Hill Park was the first section of Balboa Park to be landscaped. It included a fountain, golf course, tennis courts and swings.

The Golden Hills playground is one of the oldest in the city, dedicated in July of 1914. The Golden Hills Recreation Center was the first publicly owned recreation facility in San Diego. The Greater Golden Hills Planning Committee works to improve the quality of life in the greater Golden Hills community.