Carlmont Belmont, CA
The area around Carlmont Shopping Center in the Belmont hills. Established and convenient.
Living in Carlmont
Carlmont is the heart of the Belmont hills, centered on Carlmont Shopping Center at Ralston Avenue and Alameda de las Pulgas. Homes are mostly 1950s–'60s ranches and split-levels on hillside lots, many with bay or canyon views. It's one of the Peninsula's hottest markets right now: homes sold in a median of just 7 days in 2025, and prices are up about 70% since 2015–16, ahead of Belmont overall.
Parking & walkability: Nearly every home has a driveway and a two-car garage, and parking is easy on the residential streets. The hills make it more of a driving neighborhood, but Carlmont Shopping Center's groceries, restaurants and errands are close, the Waterdog Lake trails are nearby, and Ralston Avenue gets you to 280 or 101 in minutes.
What homes in Carlmont are doing
Single-family homes in Carlmont sold for a median of about $1.49M in 2015–16 and $2.53M in 2024–25, a 70% increase, ahead of Belmont as a whole (+62%). Prices peaked in 2024 at $2.6M. In 2025, homes here sold quickly (median 7 days on market) and usually above asking (104.3% of list price on average). So far in 2026 (17 sales through September), the median is $2.4M.
Median single-family price, 2015–2026
* 2026 covers January through September. Hollow dots mark years with fewer than 3 single-family sales; treat those medians as rough. 275 single-family sales since 2015.
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 17 | $2.4M | $1,486 | 11 | 104.3% |
| 2025 | 22 | $2.47M | $1,458 | 7 | 104.3% |
| 2024 | 19 | $2.6M | $1,461 | 7 | 111.3% |
| 2023 | 21 | $2.19M | $1,388 | 9 | 105.5% |
| 2022 | 15 | $2.52M | $1,376 | 9 | 115.9% |
| 2021 | 32 | $2.26M | $1,303 | 7 | 113.3% |
| 2020 | 20 | $2.03M | $1,083 | 10 | 106.5% |
| 2019 | 25 | $1.9M | $1,096 | 12 | 106.1% |
| 2018 | 33 | $1.92M | $1,071 | 13 | 108.5% |
| 2017 | 19 | $1.7M | $976 | 8 | 120.3% |
| 2016 | 20 | $1.44M | $848 | 14 | 103.4% |
| 2015 | 32 | $1.52M | $818 | 11 | 114.0% |
Carlmont on the map
Borders follow real streets and where homes have sold (MLS neighborhood codes), so a home or two along an edge may differ from official MLS lines.
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Source: MLSListings, Inc. closed sales, 2015–September 2026, summarized by Drew Lehr. Neighborhood figures combine the MLS area(s) that make up Carlmont; where there are several, yearly figures are sales-weighted. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.