Princeton & Moss Beach Half Moon Bay, CA
Harbor-side and bluff-top communities with tide pools, seafood, and a quieter pace.
What homes in Princeton & Moss Beach are doing
Single-family homes in Princeton & Moss Beach sold for a median of about $1.05M in 2015–16 and $1.51M in 2024–25, a 45% increase, behind Half Moon Bay as a whole (+57%). Prices peaked in 2022 at $1.82M. In 2025, homes here sold at a moderate pace (median 22 days on market) and usually below asking (98.7% of list price on average). So far in 2026 (20 sales through September), the median is $1.42M.
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. 417 single-family sales since 2015.
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 20 | $1.42M | $804 | 48 | 98.9% |
| 2025 | 37 | $1.42M | $885 | 22 | 98.7% |
| 2024 | 24 | $1.67M | $809 | 30 | 101.0% |
| 2023 | 19 | $1.46M | $767 | 40 | 99.9% |
| 2022 | 25 | $1.82M | $923 | 14 | 101.7% |
| 2021 | 35 | $1.41M | $795 | 32 | 103.1% |
| 2020 | 45 | $1.22M | $714 | 15 | 99.5% |
| 2019 | 47 | $1.18M | $648 | 33 | 99.0% |
| 2018 | 36 | $1.16M | $708 | 22 | 102.7% |
| 2017 | 34 | $938K | $658 | 39 | 99.8% |
| 2016 | 37 | $996K | $570 | 23 | 99.9% |
| 2015 | 58 | $1.08M | $524 | 21 | 101.0% |
Princeton & Moss Beach 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 Princeton & Moss Beach; where there are several, yearly figures are sales-weighted. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.