Kentfield Homes For Sale
Kentfield is one of Marin County's most prestigious residential communities — an unincorporated enclave in the Ross Valley between Larkspur and San Anselmo, anchored by the College of Marin campus and rising into the oak-and-redwood hillside of Kent Woodlands. It has no commercial district of its own, no city government, and very little that draws outside attention — which is precisely the point. Kentfield is where buyers who have thoroughly explored the Ross Valley and want the most private, estate-quality address in the corridor end up. Homes in Kent Woodlands and the valley floor estates run $2,000,000–$6,000,000+, and the Kentfield School District's K-8 schools are among the highest-ranked public schools in California.
Kentfield Real Estate
Kent Woodlands
Kent Woodlands is the address within the address — Kentfield's gated hillside residential neighborhood on the south-facing slopes above College of Marin. Developed in the mid-20th century with large lots, mature oak and redwood woodland, and homes designed for their hillside sites, Kent Woodlands provides the combination of privacy, natural setting, and architectural quality that defines the top tier of the Marin County residential market outside of Belvedere and Tiburon. The neighborhood's winding roads, controlled access, and the mature tree canopy overhead give it a character that is recognizable from the first visit — and that Kent Woodlands residents consistently describe as irreplaceable.
Significant estates in Kent Woodlands with mountain and valley views run $3,500,000–$6,000,000+. Valley-floor Kentfield homes and more modest hillside properties are available in the $2,000,000–$3,500,000 range.
The College of Marin Setting
The College of Marin's Kentfield campus occupies the valley floor at the community's center — mature trees, open lawns, and the institutional buildings of a well-maintained California community college that contributes a campus-adjacent spaciousness to Kentfield's residential character. The college's grounds provide open space and visual relief in a valley floor that would otherwise be more densely developed, and its community programming, continuing education, and performing arts events are accessible resources for Kentfield residents.
Schools
The Kentfield School District serves K-8 students with the Bacich and Kent schools — consistently ranked among California's top public elementary and middle schools, and a primary driver of residential demand throughout Kentfield. High school students attend Redwood High School or Sir Francis Drake High School in the Tamalpais Union High School District. The Kentfield-Tamalpais Union pipeline is one of the strongest public school sequences in Marin County, and parents who have done their research on Bay Area school options frequently identify the Kentfield School District specifically as a destination.
Open Space Access
Baltimore Canyon Open Space Preserve is accessible from Kentfield's western edge. The Mount Tamalpais watershed lands and the Ross Valley trail system connect to trails extending to Muir Woods, the Marin Headlands, and Mount Tamalpais State Park. For Kent Woodlands residents, trailhead access from neighborhood streets connects directly to this network.
Nearby Communities
Larkspur to the east provides the nearest downtown commercial district (Magnolia Avenue) and the Larkspur Ferry terminal. San Anselmo to the west offers the inland valley alternative. Ross immediately to the west provides the county's most exclusive small-town residential tier.
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