Lakewood Hills homes in Windsor have sold anywhere from $570,000 to $1,550,000 over the last two years, and both ends of that range sit inside the same gated community. Lakewood Hills is a private, gated, lakefront neighbourhood of 220 homes right in the middle of Windsor, built in the mid to late 1980s. Fewer than ten homes typically come up for sale here in a normal year, so when buyers ask me what things actually sell for, the honest answer is that it depends heavily on which of the three home types you are looking at. Below is what has genuinely traded hands, pulled from 18 recent sales. For a fuller tour of the community's history and amenities, see our original guide to Lakewood Hills.
What You Are Actually Buying
Lakewood Hills is not one product. There are three distinct home types, and each attracts a different buyer. The Browns are two-story attached townhouse-style homes with brown shingle siding, all around 1,728 square feet, and for years they were the entry point into the community. The Blues are single-level attached duets with soft blue paint, usually 1,400 to 1,600 square feet and no private yard, but they live easy and they have been punching well above their size on price. The detached single-family homes are the headliners, most in the 1,800 to 2,500 square foot range, and the best of them back directly onto the lakes. The grid below shows every recent sale in one place so you can see how the three types compare.
What the Browns Have Sold For
This is the most telling trend in the community right now. Four Browns have sold recently, all at an identical 1,728 square feet, and the price has fallen in a straight line: $750,000 in August 2024, $730,000 in July 2025, $690,000 in February 2026, and $570,000 in April 2026. Same floor plan, same square footage, and the value has slid from about $434 to $330 per square foot in under two years. It is a small sample, so I am careful with it, but the direction is clear. That April 2026 sale in the upper $500s was an original-condition unit with no major updates, and buyers priced it accordingly. The message is straightforward: buyers here are paying up for single-level living and updated homes, and discounting two-story homes that offer neither.
What the Blues Have Sold For
The Blues are the surprise when you first look at the data. Six have sold recently, ranging from $700,000 up to $880,000, on floor plans between 1,412 and 1,570 square feet. That top sale works out to about $590 per square foot for an attached home with no private yard. To put that in perspective, it beats the price per square foot of a two-story detached single-family home in the same neighbourhood, which I will come to below. The reason is the floor plan. The Blues are single-level, low-maintenance, and set inside a beautiful gated community where the lack of a private yard matters less. That is exactly what much of the current buyer pool wants, and we represented the seller on the highest price per square foot Blue sale in the community.
What the Detached Homes Have Sold For
Here is where the range really opens up, and where single-level living shows up most clearly. Detached sales over the past two years ran from $925,000 to $1,550,000. Look closely and the pattern jumps out. The one home that sold for $925,000 was a two-story home on Blazing Star Court, and at 2,169 square feet it was actually the largest of the more affordable group, yet it landed the lowest price per square foot of any detached home at about $426. Meanwhile the single-story detached homes, most of them smaller, ran from $1.12 million up to the $1,487,000 sale on Windflower Court, which penciled out near $749 per square foot. The only home to top them was a larger, updated 2,492 square foot home on Lakewood Drive at $1,550,000. Bigger and updated still wins at the very top, but for everything in between, single-level floor plans command a real premium. We also represented the seller on the highest price per square foot detached sale here.
Why the Gap Is So Wide
Four factors drive the spread from the low $500s to over $1.5 million, and they stack. The lake is the biggest one. Homes that back directly onto the water carry a premium of roughly 20 to 30 percent over a similar off-lake property. Lot size is next, with many parcels running a third to a half acre, which is getting hard to find and buys you privacy and room to expand. Floor plan is third, and as the sales above show, single-level living is rewarded. The last factor is remodeling. Many of these homes were built in the 1980s and still wear their original finishes, so when an owner puts real money into a quality renovation, buyers reward it. This is one of the very best neighbourhoods in what is consistently rated one of the best cities in Sonoma County, and the price gap here is earned, not random.
What the HOA Covers
The HOA runs $490 a month, and it is the same whether you own a Brown, a Blue, or a detached home. It covers the common areas, the lakes, the sports facilities, and the security gate, along with a residents-only pool, tennis courts, walking paths, and lakeside picnic areas. It does not cover exterior maintenance on your own home, so budget for that separately. For the buyer drawn to a gated, lakefront setting close to town, most people find that a fair trade.
Who Is Buying, and What Is Next
The people moving in are mostly retirees, empty nesters, and graceful downsizers, often coming from larger properties, ranches, or estate homes and wanting something easier to maintain without giving up a beautiful setting. My read looking forward is that the split between home types continues. Single-level floor plans, the Blues and the well-designed single-family homes, should hold up best. The Browns will feel pressure from buyers who need single-level living, but they will keep attracting people who want the most house for the money in a genuinely special neighbourhood, and lakefront homes will stay what they have always been: rare, in demand, and hard to replace. Inventory is tight, it always has been, and when a good home comes up in good condition and priced right, buyers respond quickly. For anyone weighing this community, it helps to understand where Lakewood Hills fits alongside where the wealthy live in Sonoma County more broadly.
Have a question about buying or selling in Lakewood Hills, or want to know what your specific home type is worth today? Email me directly at david@bruingtonhargreaves.com and I will walk you through the recent sales and what they mean for your situation.
About the Author
David Hargreaves is the co-founder of BruingtonHargreaves, one of Sonoma County's top-ranked real estate teams and part of W Real Estate. Originally from the UK and an Oxford University graduate, David built and ran a digital marketing agency serving Google, Facebook, and other major brands before becoming one of Sonoma County's top agents within three years of entering real estate.
Today he and business partner Jonathan Bruington have sold more than $250 million in Sonoma County homes over the past three years, earning recognition as a RealTrends No. 2 team in the county and the No. 1 team in Healdsburg. David specialises in helping Bay Area buyers and sellers with luxury properties and vacation rentals across Healdsburg, Windsor, Santa Rosa, and the Russian River communities.
He lives in Sonoma County with his wife Nancy and is happiest cycling the back roads, exploring local wineries, or behind a camera. Have a question about buying, selling, or building in Wine Country? Book a free call.