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San Mateo, CA: housing market trends

The median home sale price in San Mateo, CA was $1,574,250 for the three-month period ending September 2026. Sale prices were 1.3% lower than the same period one year earlier. These are area-level statistics; changes in the mix of homes sold can move the median.

Median sale price
$1,574,250
three-month period ending September 2026
Median sale price per sq ft
$1,059.13
three-month period ending September 2026
Active listings
326
three-month period ending September 2026
Typical monthly rent
$3,917
Rent index · August 2026

How is housing inventory changing?

There were 326 active listings for the three-month period ending September 2026. Active listings were 17.3% lower than the same period one year earlier. This counts homes active at any time during the period, not only those available on its final day.

How long are homes taking to sell?

The median time on market was 14 days for the three-month period ending September 2026. Sale prices, inventory, and selling time describe different parts of the market; none alone establishes what an individual home will sell for.

Home prices by property type

Published Redfin medians for each home type. Each row covers the three-month period ending in its listed month; missing values remain unavailable.

Property-type comparison for San Mateo, CA
Home typePeriod endingMedian sale priceSale price / sq ftHomes sold
All homesSeptember 2026$1,574,250$1,059.13203
Single-familySeptember 2026$2,049,183$1,340.66123
TownhousesSeptember 2026$1,262,515$817.5923
Condos / co-opsSeptember 2026$760,172$749.7355
Multifamily (2–4 units)September 2026$1,650,000$700.003 · small sample

Compare nearby housing markets

Published city and place figures. Check each row’s reporting period and source before comparing; these are separate markets, not neighborhood boundaries.

Nearby market comparison for San Mateo, CA
MarketMedian sale priceReporting period / source
Hillsborough, CA$6,546,8823 months ending September 2026 · Redfin
Foster City, CA$1,286,8873 months ending September 2026 · Redfin
Belmont, CA$2,323,8933 months ending September 2026 · Redfin
Burlingame, CA$2,658,7343 months ending September 2026 · Redfin
San Carlos, CA$2,478,8203 months ending September 2026 · Redfin
Millbrae, CA$2,253,9273 months ending September 2026 · Redfin

Recent sale-price history

All residential home types. Each row represents an overlapping three-month period ending in that month. Use the charts above for the full available history and home-type filters. Missing values remain unavailable.

Recent home sale prices for San Mateo, CA
Period endingMedian sale priceSale price / sq ftActive listings
September 2026$1,574,250$1,059.13326
August 2026$1,660,000$1,094.74325
July 2026$1,715,000$1,138.28347
June 2026$1,780,000$1,152.40385
May 2026$1,756,000$1,126.95401
April 2026$1,600,000$1,065.22366
March 2026$1,520,000$972.99306
February 2026$1,380,500$963.91253
January 2026$1,350,000$936.75239
December 2025$1,520,000$982.14274
November 2025$1,600,000$1,012.38337
October 2025$1,694,000$1,054.69383
September 2025$1,595,000$1,036.82394
August 2025$1,681,500$1,013.78399
July 2025$1,705,000$1,053.08418
June 2025$1,670,000$1,011.30413
May 2025$1,560,000$1,033.65413
April 2025$1,505,000$1,012.34387
March 2025$1,550,000$1,000.00318
February 2025$1,500,000$935.27277
January 2025$1,537,500$979.68247
December 2024$1,549,000$1,018.22299
November 2024$1,612,500$1,020.04342
October 2024$1,587,500$1,015.23387

Sources and definitions

Sale-price and property-type histories use Redfin where available. Redfin observations cover rolling three-month periods. Zillow Research supplies monthly home-value and rent indices and additional market series. Provider selection is shown in the chart details. Each metric retains its own reporting date.

Sale price per square foot describes completed sales with reported floor area; it is not a listing-price measure. Active listings count listings active during the reporting period. Home values and rents are typical-value indices, not sale-price or rent medians. ZIP map boundaries are Census ZCTAs and may differ from provider regions. Related ZIP associations do not imply containment within city boundaries.

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