Communities
Burlingame
Timeless elegance. Gracious charm. Top schools.
Burlingame is one of the few areas that has maintained its gracious charm and timeless elegance over the decades. A favorite among families, Burlingame’s two main shopping areas, Burlingame Avenue and Broadway, attract a wide variety of shoppers discovering its boutiques, restaurants, dessert places, and clothing stores. Home to fresh farmer’s markets every Sunday morning in the summer and fall, jazz concerts in Washington Park, and a yearly Art in the Park fair, Burlingame is a wonderful place to start a family or retire later in life, and is well equipped for both!
Its tree lined streets offer an abundance of architecture and style of homes, from quaint two bedroom bungalows to thoughtfully designed four and five bedrooms.
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28,098
Population
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6,261
Homes
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1.9m - 5.5m+
Price Range
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$2.82M
Median Sale Price
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$3.02M
Average Sale Price
Pricing data based on single-family homes
Key features
- Timeless elegance
- Renowned small town, community feel
- Top schools
- Top rated schools
- Tree lined streets
- Burlingame is well known for it’s beautiful trees: each of its 15,000 trees is visited at least once every five years for care, and Burlingame has been a Tree City USA for over 30 consecutive years.
- Great shopping
- Excellent shopping and dining options
- Diverse homes
- Variety of architecture styles and neighborhoods
Burlingame Videos
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Buyers
What You Need To Know Before Moving to Burlingame
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Our Community
Why You Should Consider Moving To Burlingame
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Our Community
Raziel's Burlingame Community Center and Washington Park Tour
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Our Community
Raziel's Downtown Burlingame Walking Tour
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Buyers
Go Inside 3 Burlingame Homes
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Our Community
The Truth About Living in San Mateo
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Buyers, Sellers
14 Reasons I Love Living In San Mateo County
Raziel’s Burlingame Sales
Homes Sold in Burlingame
201
Home Sold in San Mateo
459
Career Sales in Burlingame
$456M+
Career Sales in San Mateo County
$1B+
#1 Realtor® in Burlingame
#1 in sales by transactions and volume in 2024. Per MLS
Raziel Sales
$54.8M
Agent #2
$41.6M
Agent #3
$26M
Agent #4
$30M
Agent #5
$24.8M
Burlingame
Stats & Trends
Sales Prices
Raziel's Commentary
After peaking at $3.5 million halfway through 2022 (but this was not a full year of data), at the end of 2023 the average price was $2.82 million —20% lower than at its peak. This year, prices rebounded somewhat, finishing the year a shade over $3 million ($3.02 million). This is a year-over-year increase of 7%, not close to the double-digit increases of the past but definitely a positive development for sellers. Median prices followed suit, increasing 4% to land at $2.812 million. Over the past decade, the median home price in Burlingame has increased 69% and the average has increased 72%, so pretty impressive.
Sales Prices for single-family homes in Burlingame
2025 YTD Average
$3.29M
8.9%
2024 Average
$3.02M
6%
2025 YTD Median
$3M
6.5%
2024 Median
$2.82M
4.4%
2023 Home Sales by Price Range
Raziel's Commentary
Last year we noted the resurgence of Burlingame’s sub-$2 million market; that resurgence was short-lived. In 2024, homes selling for less than $2 million made up only 8.3% of the Burlingame market, down from 22% in 2023. Where did these buyers go? Up the ladder, apparently, though they stayed static at the top-most end of the market. Last year, Burlingame homes selling for between $3 and $4 million increased their market share by 39% — the greatest increase of any price point — while homes selling for between $2.5 and $3 million and $2 and $2.5 million claimed 16% and 29% more of the market, respectively.
| Beds Bedrooms | 1M - 2M | 2M - 3M | 3M - 4M | 4M - 5M | Over 5M |
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2 |
9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3 |
7 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
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4 |
0 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 4 |
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5 |
0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
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6 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 84 | 43 | 19 | 7 |
2023 Home Sales by Price Range for single-family homes in Burlingame
1M - 2M
9%
2M - 3M
47%
3M - 4M
24%
4M - 5M
11%
Sale Price to List Price Ratio
Raziel's Commentary
After falling to 100% in 2023, sale-to-list price ratio rebounded in 2024, finishing at 104.8%. This figure is still below the stratospheric figures recorded in 2021 and 2022 (107.3% and 105.9%, respectively) but ahead of pre-pandemic data. 104.8% though is still an impressive number as prices have never been higher, and buyers are still paying over asking. Note also that this figure comes on the heels of 18 months of decline, bottoming out at the close of 2023.
Sale Price to List Price Ratio for single-family homes in Burlingame
2025 YTD
105.4%
1.2%
2024
104.1%
4.1%
Number of Home Sales
Raziel's Commentary
After hitting bottom at the end of 2023 (159 total sales for the year), Burlingame’s market activity bounced back in 2024. By the close of December, Burlingame recorded 168 total sales, which is the second fewest number of sales in the last 23 years. In my view, this is one of the top two reasons why prices are so strong. If you think about it, that’s an average 14 sales per month. In order for prices to increase, there needs to be more than 14 families, couples, or individuals who want to buy a home every month, and we know that it’s much more than that. Last year’s 168 sales is far less than the crazy covid market of 2021, when 258 homes sold in Burlingame. And what’s interesting is since 2000, we’ve only had eight years where overall sales in Burlingame were under 200.
Number of Home Sales for single-family homes in Burlingame
2025 YTD
139
9.7%
2024
154
7.7%
Home Sales by Neighborhood
Raziel's Commentary
Home Sales by Neighborhood for single-family homes in Burlingame
Burlingame Terrace
17
sales
Burlingame Park
14
sales
Ray Park
11
sales
Average Days on Market
Raziel's Commentary
After seeing its average DOM balloon to 29 in 2023, Burlingame lopped 34% off its average wait time in 2024, dropping the average DOM to 19 — inline with trends established in the post-pandemic years leading up to 2023. After landing at 23 in 2019, from 2020 to 2022 Burlingame’s average DOM was 17, a far cry from the early 2000s, when Burlingame homes took two to three times as long to sell.
Average Days on Market for single-family homes in Burlingame
2025 YTD
23
days
15%
2024
20
days
28.6%
Down Payments
Raziel's Commentary
This past year, it seems, is the year Burlingame buyers became more comfortable with interest rates in the 6-7% range — to a point. After seeing a surge in all-cash purchases in 2023, when almost a quarter of buyers paid cash, this year buyers settled into a trend of carrying mortgages, though smaller ones than in the past. If I had to speculate, because of the massive stock market gains in 2024, and many Burlingame buyers benefitting from more valuable RSUs, we continued to see strong down payments. 18% of buyers paid cash, compared to 24% in 2023, but the share of buyers putting down 20% or less also declined, from 17.7% to 14.3%. By far the most popular option for Burlingame buyers in 2024 was a downpayment of somewhere between 21% and 50%. Half of all buyers chose this course of action last year, 15% more than did so in 2023.
All Cash
24.8%
>50% Down
14.2%
21-50% Down
43.3%
20% Down
11.3%
<20% Down
6.4%
Burlingame Neighborhoods
Burlingables
Burlingables is a wonderful tree-lined neighborhood bursting with architectural delights. Just steps from Burlingame High School and all of its modern athletic facilities,...
Burlingame Gardens
Burlingame Gardens is walking distance to the Burlingame High School campus and athletic facilities and is also quite close to the shopping and restaurants on Broadway and...
Burlingame Grove
Burlingame Grove has two of the most picturesque tree-lined streets you’ll see in all of Burlingame — Cambridge and Oxford. Burlingame Grove, like Burlingame Terrace to its...
Burlingame Hills
The Burlingame Hills features gorgeous homes and scenic views. It’s a great choice for those who prefer a little more privacy, bigger lot size, and a little more separation...
Burlingame Park
The Burlingame Park neighborhood is small and lush, bordered on one side by Hillsborough and walking distance to Burlingame Avenue, which is a huge draw for the...
Burlingame Terrace
Burlingame Terrace is one of Burlingame’s most convenient neighborhoods — it’s centrally located right in the middle of Broadway and Burlingame Avenue, and any home in this...
Burlingame Village
Village Park forms the heart of the neighborhood, with a large open grassy field, full-court basketball, and even a preschool. This neighborhood is served by Lincoln...
Downtown Burlingame
The Downtown Burlingame neighborhood is mostly made up of apartments and condominiums. Anchored by Burlingame Avenue, the neighborhood runs in between El Camino to the west...
Easton Addition
Burlingame’s Easton Addition is arguably the city’s signature neighborhood. Located within walking distance of Broadway’s low-key shops and restaurants and an easy drive to...
Lyon Hoag
This is Burlingame’s first subdivision, created in 1896. Prior to its use for homes, the Howard family maintained a dairy here. The Howards are the original American land...
Mills Estates
Mills Estates is a more “modern” neighborhood than most in Burlingame. The homes are generally 50-60 years old, and many of them are either one level ranch style homes or...
Ray Park
Ray Park is a picturesque rolling neighborhood located in North Burlingame. Most of the homes are one level ranch-style homes with a great deal of curb appeal, and are...
What you need to know about the Burlingame real estate market
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Schools & History
Schools
If you’re looking to buy a home in Burlingame in a particular public elementary school district, this unique google map will help you identify the geographic boundaries for enrollment of each school. This map was assembled from data from the school district website (handy for quickly identifying what school a particular address is assigned to), and is reliable but not guaranteed.
If you have more specific questions about schools in Burlingame, please contact Raziel. To verify enrollment in the event it is impacted, contact the Burlingame School District.
All addresses in Burlingame go to Burlingame High School (In 2003, the district lines were redrawn to incorporate this change). Burlingame High is within the San Mateo Union High School District (not the Burlingame School District, which includes all five public elementary schools and BIS). To verify enrollment information, please contact the High School District.
History
Burlingame shares a common history with neighbors San Mateo, Millbrae and Hillsborough, but only up to a point. Like the surrounding communities, Burlingame was once the site of native Costanoan villages and then part of a Mexican land grant (Rancho Buri Buri to the north and Rancho San Mateo to the south). Burlingame’s history diverges from that of nearby Peninsula cities in the late 1800s, when Francis Newlands, son-in-law of landowner and Nevada Senator William Sharon, came up with a plan to turn this stretch of real estate into a playground for San Francisco’s wealthiest residents.
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