Bradbury Homes for Sale & Real Estate Market
Reviewed by Bryan Nguyen, Broker of Record · CA DRE #01972339 · Updated August 2026
Bradbury is one of the smallest cities in Los Angeles County, a foothill enclave of roughly a thousand residents tucked between Monrovia and Duarte at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. Most of the city sits behind gates: Bradbury Estates carries five-acre minimum parcels and Woodlyn Lane two-acre minimums, with an ungated section on the lower slopes. Zoning is equestrian-friendly and working horse properties remain. Listings are rare, lot value drives price, and the city has ranked among the most expensive ZIP codes in the country. The city is served by Duarte Unified School District.
27 active listings from $1,585,000 to $26,900,000
Homes for Sale in Bradbury
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$7,700,000
673 Deodar, Bradbury
BEDS
5
BATHS
5
SQFT
6,097
STATUS
ACTIVE
$3,550,000
225 Barranca, Bradbury
BEDS
5
BATHS
5
SQFT
4,817
STATUS
ACTIVE
$1,585,000
615 Mount Olive DR, Bradbury
BEDS
3
BATHS
2
SQFT
2,144
STATUS
ACTIVE
$26,800,000
100 Palm Hill Lane, Bradbury
BEDS
8
BATHS
12
SQFT
14,604
STATUS
ACTIVE
$2,999,999
222 El Cielo Lane, Bradbury
BEDS
3
BATHS
5
SQFT
3,323
STATUS
ACTIVE
$8,498,000
515 Deodar, Bradbury
BEDS
8
BATHS
7.5
SQFT
10,315
STATUS
ACTIVE
$12,988,000
1433 Royal Oaks, Bradbury
BEDS
7
BATHS
10
SQFT
11,059
STATUS
ACTIVE
$26,900,000
61 Palm Hill Lane, Bradbury
BEDS
8
BATHS
12
SQFT
15,500
STATUS
ACTIVE
$8,500,000
188 Oak Knoll Lane, Bradbury
BEDS
3
BATHS
3
SQFT
2,765
STATUS
ACTIVE
Frequently Asked Questions
- Why are there so few homes for sale in Bradbury?
- Because there are few homes, period. Bradbury is a city of large parcels and roughly a thousand residents, so the entire housing stock is measured in hundreds of properties, most of them held for decades. A normal year produces only a handful of sales. That scarcity is structural, not seasonal: minimum lot sizes of two to five acres in the gated sections cap how many homes can ever exist. For buyers it means patience and preparedness matter more than timing, and for sellers it means each listing is priced against a very thin set of comparisons, where the land itself typically carries most of the value.
- What are Bradbury's gated communities?
- Two gates cover most of the city. Bradbury Estates, reached from the east side, holds the five-acre minimum parcels and most of the city's largest estates. Woodlyn Lane, on the west side toward Monrovia, carries two-acre minimums with a strong equestrian character. Below them, the ungated portion of the city along the lower slopes offers Bradbury addresses and the same school district at a lower entry point. Access for showings inside the gates is by appointment through a listing agent, which is one reason much of Bradbury's activity happens quietly.
- Can you keep horses in Bradbury?
- Yes, and that is much of the city's identity. Bradbury's zoning is equestrian-oriented, a significant share of parcels in Bradbury Estates and Woodlyn Lane are set up for horses, and working ranch properties remain. Buyers planning to keep horses should verify the specific parcel's allowances, existing facilities, and trail access rather than relying on the citywide reputation, and buyers not planning to should still understand that stables and riding arenas next door are part of the deal.
- Which school district serves Bradbury?
- Duarte Unified School District serves Bradbury, and portions of the adjacent unincorporated county area fall within Monrovia Unified. Many families in the city also use private schools in the surrounding foothill communities. As everywhere, attendance boundaries are set by the district rather than the city, so verify the assignment for a specific address before writing an offer.
The Bradbury Market
Bradbury is the thinnest market this brokerage covers, and thin markets play by their own rules. With only a handful of sales in a typical year, there is no meaningful median to watch, no useful days-on-market trend, and no comparable set that does not require judgment to assemble. An appraiser working a Bradbury file is often reaching back years or across city lines for comps, and two honest professionals can land meaningfully apart. Buyers and sellers here are negotiating value, not reading it off a chart.
The corollary is that time on market means something different in Bradbury. A listing that sits for six months is not distressed; it is waiting for one of the few buyers in any given year who want a five-acre foothill estate and can close on one. Sellers should plan for a marketing arc measured in seasons, and buyers should not read patience as leverage in the way it would be in a tract-home market. The right property here is a low-frequency event for both sides.
Land is the story in most transactions. Improvements matter, but with two- and five-acre minimums, the parcel, its topography, its water and access, and what it could support carry most of the value. That cuts both ways: an aging home on a flat, usable five acres can out-price a newer home on a steep one, and renovation math that works in Arcadia or Monrovia may not pencil here, because the buyer pool ultimately underwrites the dirt.
Discretion is also structural. Much of Bradbury sits behind two gates, showings are by appointment, and a meaningful share of interest never reaches a public portal. Off-market and quietly-marketed activity is a normal part of how this city trades, which is one more reason the public listing count understates what is actually possible for a prepared buyer.
Practically: come pre-underwritten, expect diligence on the land to matter more than the walkthrough, and treat every listing as its own market. In a city this small, that is not a figure of speech.