Mills Estates Burlingame, CA
Postwar ranch and split-level homes in the western hills, many with bay views and bigger yards than the flats.
Living in Mills Estates
Mills Estates sits in the hills of west Burlingame, near Mills Canyon and Mills-Peninsula Medical Center. It was built mostly in the 1950s and '60s, so the homes are roomy ranch and split-level designs on bigger lots than you'll find in the flats, and many have bay or canyon views. Buyers love the space and quiet streets, and competition is strong: homes sold for about 108% of asking on average in 2025.
Parking & walkability: This is the easy-parking side of Burlingame. Nearly every home has a two-car garage and a driveway, and the streets are uncrowded. It's more of a driving neighborhood: the streets are hilly and downtown is a few minutes by car. The Mills Canyon trails are close, and Highway 280 and 101 are both quick to reach.
What homes in Mills Estates are doing
Single-family homes in Mills Estates sold for a median of about $2.07M in 2015–16 and $3.03M in 2024–25, a 46% increase, roughly in line with Burlingame as a whole (+46%). Prices peaked in 2022 at $3.55M. In 2025, homes here sold quickly (median 11 days on market) and usually above asking (107.6% of list price on average). So far in 2026 (9 sales through September), the median is $3.4M.
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. 221 single-family sales since 2015.
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 9 | $3.4M | $1,500 | 11 | 112.3% |
| 2025 | 22 | $3.08M | $1,371 | 11 | 107.6% |
| 2024 | 12 | $2.96M | $1,251 | 11 | 105.2% |
| 2023 | 21 | $2.97M | $1,297 | 17 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 21 | $3.55M | $1,375 | 7 | 113.9% |
| 2021 | 21 | $3.15M | $1,335 | 9 | 109.3% |
| 2020 | 20 | $2.66M | $1,230 | 8 | 100.4% |
| 2019 | 18 | $2.39M | $1,153 | 7 | 108.6% |
| 2018 | 22 | $2.41M | $1,082 | 13 | 111.9% |
| 2017 | 19 | $2.2M | $1,015 | 12 | 105.3% |
| 2016 | 13 | $2.2M | $921 | 14 | 105.7% |
| 2015 | 23 | $2M | $892 | 13 | 111.1% |
Condos & townhomes in Mills Estates (25 sales since 2015)
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 2 few sales | $1.44M | $1,039 | 8 | 101.9% |
| 2025 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 1 few sales | $1.53M | $1,059 | 34 | 96.7% |
| 2023 | 2 few sales | $1.33M | $1,121 | 7 | 107.4% |
| 2022 | 2 few sales | $1.4M | $1,175 | 6 | 104.9% |
| 2021 | 4 | $1.38M | $1,123 | 20 | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 2 few sales | $1.28M | $1,028 | 55 | 96.4% |
| 2019 | 2 few sales | $1.07M | $1,073 | 72 | 96.8% |
| 2018 | 3 | $1.3M | $1,092 | 15 | 109.4% |
| 2017 | 2 few sales | $1.24M | $951 | 8 | 108.4% |
| 2016 | 2 few sales | $1.18M | $821 | 24 | 99.5% |
| 2015 | 3 | $880K | $739 | 3 | 103.7% |
Mills Estates 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 Mills Estates; where there are several, yearly figures are sales-weighted. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.