Orinda CA Information

Orinda - olde San Francisco’s “Summer Suburb”

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Orinda California, and its population of a little over 18,000, is located just east of the city of Oakland California in the San Francisco Oakland Bay Area.

Originally, Orinda was mainly known for ranches and a summer getaway from the colder summers of San Francisco and the cities west of the Berkeley Hills. Orinda was named after poet Katherine Philips, who was herself nicknamed after a “pastoral setting”.

The area was known as “Orinda” before the turn of the Twentieth Century, but it wasn’t until 1985 that it was finally incorporated.

Orinda became more popular and developed steadily after the 1937 opening of the Caldecott Tunnel. Orinda enjoys a close proximity to San Francisco and Oakland and is served by the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) through the Orinda BART Station.

Its median income per household is around $187,000 per year.

Orinda California has long been known for its quality public education system. As with the other LaMorinda Cities, the lower K-8 schools are a part of the Orinda Union School District. The only high school in Orinda, Miramonte High School, is a part of the Acalanes Union High School District. Each district is the highest ranked in California according to the state Academic Performance Index (API).

Schools (K-8):

Sleepy Hollow Elementary

Wagner Ranch Elementary

Glorietta Elementary

Del Rey Elementary

Orinda Intermediate School

The California Independent Film Festival calls the historic Orinda Theatre its home and, on April 22, 2010 had their first official opening. The reknowned California Shakespeare Theater (the ”Cal Shakes”), performs from June to October at the Bruns Memorial Amphitheater (located in the hills north of highway 24 from Orinda Village). The Theater’s conservatory operates throughout the year, featuring programs for children, teenagers, young actors, teachers and adults.

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(all data current as of 5/23/2012)

$899,000 : 31 TARABROOK DR, ORINDA

5 beds, 3 full baths

Home size: 2,380 sq ft

Lot size: 21,736 sqft
$1,695,000 : 2 LA VUELTA, ORINDA

4 beds, 3 full, 2 part baths

Home size: 3,964 sq ft

Lot size: 32,400 sqft
$959,000 : 35 EL GAVILAN RD, ORINDA

4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths

Home size: 2,580 sq ft

Lot size: 26,000 sqft
$5,500,000 : 36 LOS ALTOS RD, ORINDA

5 beds, 5 full baths

Home size: 5,738 sq ft

Lot size: 2.60 ac
$1,850,000 : 600 MINER ROAD, ORINDA

5 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths

Home size: 3,977 sq ft

Lot size: 1.24 ac