Colma Colma, CA
Colma's small residential area among its cemeteries, near BART and shopping.
Living in Colma
Colma incorporated in 1924 as Lawndale and changed its name to Colma in 1941, after the post office pointed out that Southern California already had a Lawndale. Most of its land is cemeteries, and its residential area is a handful of blocks among them, with a mix of single-family homes and condos. Sales are few, about 3 to 5 of each type a year: single-family homes have a 12-month median around $1.02M, and condos have sold at around $950K to $1M recently.
Parking & walkability: Homes typically have a garage or assigned parking. The Colma BART station, Serramonte Center and Colma's retail centers are close by, and Highway 280 and El Camino Real are easy to reach.
What homes in Colma are doing
Single-family homes in Colma sold for a median of about $708K in 2015–16 and $969K in 2024–25, a 37% increase. Prices peaked in 2020 at $1.25M. In 2025, homes here sold slowly (median 43 days on market) and usually below asking (98.2% of list price on average). So far in 2026 (3 sales through September), the median is $1.02M.
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. 98 single-family sales since 2015.
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 3 | $1.02M | $737 | 7 | 109.3% |
| 2025 | 5 | $980K | $728 | 43 | 98.2% |
| 2024 | 3 | $950K | $727 | 16 | 111.9% |
| 2023 | 7 | $1.2M | $752 | 17 | 100.1% |
| 2022 | 13 | $1.25M | $692 | 43 | 105.7% |
| 2021 | 10 | $1.04M | $841 | 14 | 103.4% |
| 2020 | 4 | $1.25M | $701 | 28 | 102.9% |
| 2019 | 13 | $1.08M | $639 | 24 | 100.0% |
| 2018 | 14 | $1.01M | $635 | 20 | 100.0% |
| 2017 | 15 | $925K | $680 | 15 | 106.9% |
| 2016 | 3 | $770K | $606 | 19 | 97.5% |
| 2015 | 8 | $685K | $441 | 23 | 98.8% |
Condos & townhomes in Colma (81 sales since 2015)
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 3 | $959K | $872 | 30 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | $1.01M | $685 | 14 | 109.4% |
| 2024 | 4 | $950K | $672 | 59 | 95.9% |
| 2023 | 2 few sales | $1.1M | $830 | 40 | 101.6% |
| 2022 | 8 | $1.01M | $729 | 14 | 102.5% |
| 2021 | 18 | $1.04M | $750 | 7 | 102.7% |
| 2020 | 16 | $925K | $692 | 28 | 102.2% |
| 2019 | 7 | $1.01M | $677 | 38 | 100.9% |
| 2018 | 7 | $900K | $610 | 32 | 100.1% |
| 2017 | 4 | $825K | $629 | 9 | 104.7% |
| 2016 | 6 | $590K | $570 | 18 | 101.1% |
| 2015 | 3 | $705K | $494 | 14 | 108.6% |
Colma on the map
Borders are built lot by lot from the county's property lines and where homes have been listed (MLS neighborhood codes), and stay inside official city limits (dashed), 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 Colma; where there are several, yearly figures are sales-weighted. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.