San Mateo County, CA Home Values & Market Trends

The median home price in San Mateo County, CA is $1,431,000. There were 5,777 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 $1,519,980. The number of current listings in San Mateo County, CA is 255, and the percentage of properties for sale is 255.00%. The county has 188 foreclosures, 12 bank owned properties, 51 headed for auction, and 255 properties for sale.

San Mateo County, CA Real Estate Market Overview

CityMedian Est. ValueCityMedian Est. Value
San Francisco

$ 1,244,375

$ 956/sqft

Belmont

$ 2,669,760

$ 1,405/sqft

San Mateo

$ 1,430,375

$ 943/sqft

Atherton

$ 12,138,500

$ 1,949/sqft

Daly City

$ 1,014,510

$ 738/sqft

Brisbane

$ 978,000

$ 678/sqft

Pacifica

$ 1,284,500

$ 813/sqft

Millbrae

$ 2,099,250

$ 907/sqft

Redwood City

$ 1,295,500

$ 920/sqft

Moss Beach

$ 1,675,000

$ 881/sqft

South San Francisco

$ 918,000

$ 723/sqft

Portola Valley

$ 6,007,000

$ 1,453/sqft

San Carlos

$ 2,086,000

$ 1,157/sqft

La Honda

$ 1,170,600

$ 904/sqft

Menlo Park

$ 2,757,875

$ 1,186/sqft

Pescadero

$ --

$ --

San Bruno

$ 957,250

$ 742/sqft

Loma Mar

$ --

$ --

Burlingame

$ 2,133,500

$ 884/sqft

Montara

$ --

$ --

Half Moon Bay

$ 1,594,000

$ 758/sqft

San Gregorio

$ --

$ --

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Housing Market Summary for San Mateo County, CA

Mar 2024February 2025Change
Median Listing Price$1.7M$1.4M-13.08%
Median Sold Price$1.5M$1.6M5.46%
Homes For Sale18320713.11%
Homes Sold5,0085,3045.91%
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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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Browse Homes in San Mateo County, CA

San Mateo County, CA home values range from $138,670 to $38,600,000. Atherton is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $21,740,000, and San Bruno is most affordable with average house prices of around $511,500.

Foreclosure
There are 22 cities within San Mateo County, CA; within these cities, the median estimated home value for homes in foreclosure ranges from $16,555,500 in San Mateo to the lowest value of $201,250 in San Mateo. Foreclosure homes account for 3.00% of properties in San Mateo County, CA with San Francisco containing 178 foreclosures, the highest number of foreclosure properties in a single city.
  • Pre-Foreclosure
    Pre-foreclosure homes account for 2.19% of all residential properties in San Mateo County, CA with San Francisco containing 88 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 $4,614,000 in Burlingame to the lowest home value of $201,250 in San Mateo.
  • Bank Owned
    The median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in San Mateo County, CA ranges from the highest value of $2,999,000 in Atherton to the lowest value of $388,250 in San Francisco. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.21% of properties in San Mateo County, CA. There are 22 cities within San Mateo County, CA; San Francisco containing 32 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
  • Auctions
    San Francisco has 58 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 0.89% 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 $3,625,000 in Portola Valley to the lowest value of $460,400 in Portola Valley.
Homes for Sale
Homes and properties that are actively listed for sale account for 4.47% of residential properties in San Mateo County, CA with San Francisco containing 340 homes for sale, the highest number of listed properties in a single city. There are 22 cities within San Mateo County, CA; homes for sale in those cities, have a range of median values from $38,600,000 in Atherton to the lowest value of $399,000 in San Bruno.
    Sold Homes
    The median value for recently sold homes ranges from $22,875,800 in Atherton to the lowest price of $138,670 in Atherton. There are 22 cities within San Mateo County, CA. San Francisco has 5157 recently sold homes, the highest number of recently sold properties in a single city. Recently sold homes and properties account for 88.94% of properties in San Mateo County, CA.

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