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Emerald Heights
Emerald Heights · Escondido

LIFE IN EMERALD HEIGHTS

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Emerald Heights is a neighborhood in Escondido, CA. This guide brings together a housing snapshot and places to explore in and around the community.

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A LOOK AT THE MARKET

Emerald Heights Housing Market

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Median asking price$896,500Midpoint of listing prices
Asking price / sq ft—Median across listings with home size
Recorded sales · past year2Homes with a matching sale record
Nearby schools · estimatedB6.5/10 · 4 schools

Asking prices come from active listings. Recorded sales cover to . A dash means that figure was not available.

What kinds of homes are here?

40 residential property records give a broader picture of Emerald Heights, including homes that aren’t for sale.

Updated 2026-10-08. These are property classifications, not a census of individual homes.

Single-family · 40

How does Emerald Heights compare?

Compare median asking prices across Escondido neighborhoods.

Median asking price from the discovery sample
NeighborhoodMedian asking priceCompared with Emerald HeightsSale price / sq ftRecorded sales
Emerald Heights This neighborhood$896,500——2
Rancho San Pasqual$799,00011% lower—2
Escondido Country Club$649,97527% lower—1
Cimarron$475,00047% lower—3
Escondido Hills$407,00055% lower$4712
Castle Creek$635,00029% lower—4

Median asking price and price per square foot come from the same listing sample as the neighborhood cards. Recorded sales cover 2025-10-08 to 2026-10-08. A dash means that figure was not available.

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  • Rancho San Pasqual Pool and Clubhouse

    Rancho San Pasqual ↗

    Median asking price
    $799,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    27
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5/10 · 2 schools

  • Country Club

    Escondido Country Club ↗

    Median asking price
    $649,975
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    26
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.9/10 · 7 schools

  • Cimarron Canyon

    Cimarron ↗

    Median asking price
    $475,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    26
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.2/10 · 6 schools

  • Escondido Hills Shopping Mall

    Escondido Hills ↗

    Median asking price
    $407,000
    / sq ft
    $471
    Active listings
    3
    properties in discovery sample
    26
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.3/10 · 4 schools

  • Castle Creek Country Club

    Castle Creek ↗

    Median asking price
    $635,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    24
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5/10 · 8 schools

Median asking price is the midpoint of listing prices in the discovery sample. A dash means that figure was not available. Photos show community or nearby landmarks.

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What Is It Like to Live in Emerald Heights?

Nearby schools

Estimated grade B · 6.5/10

Public schools returned for sampled Emerald Heights properties. Attendance depends on the specific address.

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E marks Emerald Heights’s center. Shading shows a half-mile radius around that point, not a neighborhood boundary. Numbered pins match the places below.

1Woodland Park Middle School6/10
2Twin Oaks Elementary School6/10
3Mission Hills High School6/10
4Richland Elementary8/10

School ratings · 2026-10-08. Grade methodology is below.

THE CITY AROUND YOU

Escondido demographics & households

Citywide context for a move to Emerald Heights. These figures describe Escondido as a whole.

151,625Population
34.4Median Age
3.67Average family size
$64,038Median Household Income
51.2%Home Ownership
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Median Age
34.4
Under 10 years old
13.8%
Age 10-19
13.3%
Age 20s
16.5%
Age 30s
14.4%
Age 40s
11.7%
Age 50s
12.5%
Age 60s
9.5%
Age 70s
4.7%
Age Over 80
3.5%

From FastExpert’s existing Escondido city-data source, retrieved 2026-10-08; source year was not supplied. Explore all Escondido city data →

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Homes for sale in Emerald Heights

12 active listings with photos in Escondido, CA.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions About Emerald Heights

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Sources, dates & how we calculate estimates

Nearby places and photos come from an approved snapshot. Viewing this page does not call Google Places. A controlled refresh can still search within 5 km of the center. Recreation combines park, lake, trail and club searches, removes duplicates and keeps results within 5 miles. Restaurant ranking balances star ratings with review counts; fast-food, convenience stores and places marked as not offering dine-in are excluded.

Housing mix uses residential property records, including homes that are not for sale. Market prices use the most recent recorded qualifying sale per property within 2025-10-08 to 2026-10-08. Transfers identified as non-market transactions and records without a positive sale amount are excluded. Medians appear with at least 10 sales; price per square foot also requires a recorded home size. Property classifications and neighborhood definitions may differ from local usage. These are dated snapshots, not a complete transaction history or live inventory feed.

School grades are FastExpert estimates based on the mean available ratings for unique public schools found across 4 Emerald Heights property samples: A = 8–10, B = 6–under 8, C = 4–under 6, D = 2–under 4, F = 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Grades do not confirm attendance eligibility.

Escondido demographics come from the existing FastExpert city-data source. The city’s source year was not supplied. Top agents use FastExpert’s existing Escondido ranking; a Emerald Heights-specific ranking is not available yet.