Burlingame Hills Burlingame, CA
Hillside streets above west Burlingame, near Highway 280, with larger lots, mid-century homes and canyon and bay views.
Living in Burlingame Hills
Burlingame Hills is a hillside neighborhood above west Burlingame, just below Highway 280. It's technically unincorporated San Mateo County, but it carries a Burlingame address. Homes are mostly spacious mid-century ranches and contemporaries on larger, often wooded lots, many with canyon or bay views. It's been especially active in 2026, with 23 sales so far and a median of about $3.8M.
Parking & walkability: Parking is easy, with driveways and two-car garages on nearly every lot. It's a car-oriented neighborhood with winding, hilly streets and few sidewalks, but it's close to 280, the Mills Canyon trails and west Burlingame's shops.
What homes in Burlingame Hills are doing
Single-family homes in Burlingame Hills sold for a median of about $2.15M in 2015–16 and $3.01M in 2024–25, a 40% increase, behind Burlingame as a whole (+46%). In 2025, homes here sold quickly (median 13 days on market) and usually above asking (103.3% of list price on average). So far in 2026 (23 sales through September), the median is $3.83M.
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) | 23 | $3.83M | $1,380 | 10 | 109.9% |
| 2025 | 20 | $3.23M | $1,204 | 13 | 103.3% |
| 2024 | 23 | $2.81M | $1,202 | 16 | 104.1% |
| 2023 | 17 | $2.78M | $1,212 | 17 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 20 | $2.83M | $1,238 | 10 | 103.4% |
| 2021 | 34 | $3.2M | $1,121 | 14 | 100.8% |
| 2020 | 14 | $2.34M | $930 | 23 | 98.9% |
| 2019 | 25 | $2.89M | $970 | 15 | 100.8% |
| 2018 | 31 | $2.35M | $960 | 16 | 102.5% |
| 2017 | 17 | $2.5M | $941 | 11 | 100.3% |
| 2016 | 24 | $2.14M | $825 | 25 | 97.7% |
| 2015 | 27 | $2.17M | $804 | 12 | 104.8% |
Burlingame Hills 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 Burlingame Hills; where there are several, yearly figures are sales-weighted. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.