San Mateo County, CA Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in San Mateo County, CA is $1,646,344. There were 6,582 home sales in San Mateo County, CA over the past 12 months. The median residential San Mateo County, CA home value for transactions over the previous year is $1,435,433. The number of current listings in San Mateo County, CA is 6,564, and the percentage of properties for sale is 6564.00%. The county has 181 foreclosures, 16 bank owned properties, 47 headed for auction, and 6,564 properties for sale.
San Mateo County, CA Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $ 1,551,268 $ 1,133/sqft | Half Moon Bay | $ 1,647,211 $ 813/sqft |
| San Mateo | $ 1,726,920 $ 1,140/sqft | Millbrae | $ 2,088,000 $ 1,120/sqft |
| Redwood City | $ 1,884,835 $ 1,184/sqft | Atherton | $ 10,663,393 $ 2,102/sqft |
| Daly City | $ 1,099,520 $ 768/sqft | Portola Valley | $ 4,258,189 $ 1,474/sqft |
| Menlo Park | $ 2,879,683 $ 1,644/sqft | Brisbane | $ 1,137,707 $ 749/sqft |
| South San Francisco | $ 1,206,255 $ 834/sqft | Moss Beach | $ 1,489,457 $ 852/sqft |
| Pacifica | $ 1,280,851 $ 884/sqft | La Honda | $ 1,125,451 $ 809/sqft |
| San Bruno | $ 1,217,228 $ 876/sqft | Montara | $ 1,519,443 $ 795/sqft |
| San Carlos | $ 2,541,564 $ 1,330/sqft | Pescadero | $ 2,598,817 $ 1,054/sqft |
| Belmont | $ 2,241,489 $ 1,269/sqft | Loma Mar | $ 510,423 $ 349/sqft |
| Burlingame | $ 3,041,890 $ 1,512/sqft | San Gregorio | $ -- $ -- |
Housing Market Summary for San Mateo County, CA
| Sep 2025 | September 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $1.5M | $1.6M | 4.35% |
| Median Sold Price | $1.7M | $1.5M | -11.72% |
| Homes For Sale | 3,438 | 6,461 | 87.93% |
| Homes Sold | 4,547 | 3,782 | -16.82% |
Price Per Square Foot
On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.
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San Mateo County, CA home values range from $193,500 to $29,500,000. Atherton is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $9,125,000, and San Francisco is most affordable with average house prices of around $998,000.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 1.12% of all residential properties in San Mateo County, CA with San Francisco containing 95 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 22 cities within San Mateo County, CA; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $6,707,663 in Portola Valley to the lowest home value of $246,532 in San Francisco.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in San Mateo County, CA ranges from the highest value of $3,248,530 in Burlingame to the lowest value of $175,000 in San Francisco. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.15% of properties in San Mateo County, CA. There are 22 cities within San Mateo County, CA; San Francisco containing 37 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsSan Francisco has 41 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of San Mateo County, CA. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.44% of all properties in San Mateo County, CA. There are 22 cities within San Mateo County, CA; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $3,200,000 in Menlo Park to the lowest value of $392,034 in Menlo Park.
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