A Peninsula stronghold with elite neighborhoods and fast access to SF + Silicon Valley
San Mateo County is home to a significant fraction of tech CEOs and leaders, and a home here is a prized asset. The city blends a vibrant downtown with established residential pockets that feel very different block to block.
Prestigious neighborhoods like Baywood-Aragon are known for tree-lined streets and strong schools, while areas near Bay Meadows and Caltrain offer a more transit-oriented lifestyle. That mix creates distinct submarkets, each with its own pace and buyer profile.
Which San Mateo neighborhoods have appreciated the most over the last few years? We cover the top 33 neighborhoods by population over the last 1, 3, 5, 10, 20 and 25 years. All data has been taken from Zillow for single family homes, and the interactive table allows sorting by any column so you can compare total return and CAGR side by side across different periods.
| (SIZE RANK) NEIGHBORHOOD | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 20 Year | 25 Year | Price Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (SIZE RANK) NEIGHBORHOOD | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 20 Year | 25 Year | Price Index |
We serve all neighborhoods in San Mateo including South Shoreview, San Mateo Heights, Central, Twenty-Fifth Ave, North Central, San Mateo Village, Central Business District, Northeast Hillsdale, Baywood Knolls, Parkside, Southeast Hillsdale, Bay Meadows, North Shoreview, Aragon, Laurelwood, San Mateo Park, Lauriedale, Hayward Park, Westshore, Sunnybrae.
Yes, we pride ourselves on exceptional service and exceptional advice! A majority of our clients are first-time homebuyers. Many of our past clients who switched to us from full commission realtors told us that our service and insights were actually significantly better than what they got before. We operate less like a sales team and more like a tech and data team.
We do more transactions than a typical real estate agent. We typically write multiple offers per week, are deeply plugged into how the real estate market is doing, and can give you accurate advice on how to play the game.
"To know the road ahead, ask those coming back." Our past clients have left about 50 or so public reviews on Google and Zillow. Every single one of these reviews has been 5-star! We do very little advertising and we get significant repeat and referral business.
Yes, we invest significant effort in sourcing off-market properties. We have a special off-market property program for San Mateo and we charge percentage based commission for our off-market properties. Please call us for more details.
See Our Process for more details on our fee and service, Closed Properties for our past sales, Reviews for some reviews from past clients (ask us for more), and simply call/whatsapp/text us for anything.