The five highest-priced home sales reported in Chico–Oroville Area, California, for the week ending October 25, 2026, totaled $3.03 million. All five are in Butte County: three in Chico and one each in Forest Ranch and Paradise. Prices ran from $535,000 to $650,000, and the homes range from newly built to more than six decades old.
No. 1 — $650,000 · 14989 Woodland Park Dr, Forest Ranch, California
The top sale of the week was a custom home in the gated Humboldt Woodlands community in lower Forest Ranch, which sold for $650,000. Built in 2004 on a 0.77-acre bluff lot, it looks out over Bidwell Canyon, and large picture windows bring that view into most of the rooms.
At 2,888 square feet, it is the largest home in this Top 5. It has three bedrooms and two bathrooms on a split plan, with two guest bedrooms and an office on one side and the primary suite on the other. The primary bedroom opens directly onto a sundeck, and its bathroom has a soaking tub, a tiled walk-in shower and a dual vanity, along with a walk-in closet. The kitchen has granite counters, a walk-in pantry and canyon views of its own. The home also has a wood-burning fireplace and a bonus room that can work as a hobby room or a second office.
Outside, an elevated deck runs along the back of the home, and stairs lead down to a hot tub at ground level beneath the trees. The oversized two-car garage has a workbench area, and the home has a Generac generator and storage space underneath it. Residents of Humboldt Woodlands share a community pool, a storage area, trails and a grassy common area. The property last sold for $550,000 in 2017.
The home went under contract 16 days after it was listed. Taryn Mehan of Parkway Real Estate Co. was the listing agent, and Alisha Simpkins of Keller Williams Realty Chico Area represented the buyer. It was one of three sales in this week’s Top 5 listed by agents at Parkway Real Estate Co.
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No. 2 — $635,000 · 5280 Laguna Ct, Paradise, California
In Paradise, a newly built home on a cul-de-sac minutes from Lime Saddle Marina sold for $635,000. Built in 2026, it is the newest home in this Top 5. The property last sold for $72,000 in 2025, before the current home was built.
The one-story home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 2,225 square feet on a 0.64-acre lot. Ceilings reach 10 feet throughout, and the living room has a vaulted ceiling with wood beams and a fireplace. A large island anchors the open kitchen, which has white oak cabinets with soft-close doors, a pot filler, floating shelves, stainless steel appliances and a farmhouse-style sink.
The primary suite has a soaking tub, a frameless glass shower, a double vanity with makeup counter space and a walk-in closet, and a sliding door from the suite opens to the backyard. That yard is fully landscaped, with a lawn and a large patio. A long driveway leads to the attached two-car garage, which has an epoxy floor, and there is wide RV access.
Vadim Shkrobanets of CAPITAL GROUP REALTY, INC. was the listing agent, and Brian Voigt of RE/MAX Home & Investment represented the buyer. The home went under contract 11 days after it was listed.
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No. 3 — $625,000 · 2164 Oak Way, Chico, California
The oldest home in the group, and the one with the most land, sits on five acres along the Lindo Channel on the west side of Chico. The cottage-style home was built in 1963, and the property has creek frontage, mature walnut trees, winding walkways and lawn, with views of orchard, woods and water.
Its best-known feature is a great oak that the listing says is about 900 years old. The grounds also include a front porch, an extended patio, a large workshop, a detached carport and a circular gravel driveway. According to the listing, the same family kept the property for generations, and weddings have been held there.
The home itself has 1,513 square feet, with three bedrooms, one full bath and one half bath, all on a single level, under wood siding. There is an entrance foyer and a formal dining room, and the eat-in kitchen has tile counters and a breakfast bar. The family room has a wood-burning fireplace.
The home went under contract 11 days after it was listed and sold at its full asking price. MaryAnn Scott of Parkway Real Estate Co. was the listing agent, and Mark Leiker of Plaza Realtors represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $585,000 · 3314 Rogue River Dr, Chico, California
On a corner lot near a park in Chico, a one-story home built in 2019 sold for $585,000. It has four bedrooms on a split plan, three bathrooms and 2,065 square feet on a 6,534-square-foot lot, and its solar system is owned. The living room, which has a gas fireplace, opens to a covered rear patio and a lawn. There is a separate laundry room, and the attached garage has room for three cars, with the third space set apart from the other two as a shop or hobby area.
Larry Knifong of Action Realty was the listing agent, and Mariah McNeal of Platinum Partners Real Estate represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $535,000 · 23 Bentwater Loop, Chico, California
With six bedrooms, this two-story Chico home has more than any other in the group, on the smallest lot of the five, at 3,920 square feet. Built in 2020, it has three bathrooms and 2,351 square feet, including a bedroom and a full bath on the main floor. A vaulted entry leads into a main level where the ceilings rise to 9 feet, and the home also has coffered ceilings and luxury vinyl plank floors.
The open kitchen has beech cabinets finished in an ebony stain, quartz counters, a breakfast bar, a pantry and a reverse osmosis system. Several features are aimed at energy use. The solar panels are owned, and water is heated by a tankless unit. The windows are dual-pane low-E glass, the roof is a cool roof over radiant barrier decking, and a whole-house fan moves air through the rooms. In the garage, the plumbing is already in place for EV charging.
The stucco home has a landscaped yard front and back, set up for easy upkeep, and Hartley Park and DeGarmo Park are around the corner. The property last sold for $479,000 in 2020.
Monica Grinstead and Julie Loeb, both of Parkway Real Estate Co., were the listing agents, giving the firm its third listing in this week’s Top 5. Kelli Smyth of NextHome North Valley Realty represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 25, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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