White Oaks San Carlos, CA
Flat, walkable, and close to Laurel Street, full of classic bungalows and ranches. A perennial favorite with San Carlos buyers.
Living in White Oaks
White Oaks is one of San Carlos's most popular neighborhoods: flat, leafy and close to everything, just south of downtown. The streets are lined with classic 1940s–'50s bungalows and ranch homes, many beautifully remodeled or rebuilt, which is a big part of the city's "City of Good Living" appeal. It's a busy, competitive market, with 49 sales so far in 2026, homes selling in about 10 days in 2025 at roughly 104% of asking, and a 2026 median around $2.75M.
Parking & walkability: Most homes have a driveway and a garage, and street parking is generally easy on the flat residential blocks. Laurel Street's restaurants and shops, the San Carlos Caltrain station and Burton Park are an easy walk or bike ride away, and the flat streets make it one of the best neighborhoods in town for getting around on foot.
What homes in White Oaks are doing
Single-family homes in White Oaks sold for a median of about $1.56M in 2015–16 and $2.41M in 2024–25, a 55% increase, roughly in line with San Carlos as a whole (+55%). In 2025, homes here sold quickly (median 10 days on market) and usually above asking (104.4% of list price on average). So far in 2026 (49 sales through September), the median is $2.75M.
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. 857 single-family sales since 2015.
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 49 | $2.75M | $1,637 | 9 | 103.3% |
| 2025 | 69 | $2.5M | $1,503 | 10 | 104.4% |
| 2024 | 55 | $2.3M | $1,512 | 7 | 105.3% |
| 2023 | 62 | $2.16M | $1,311 | 11 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 72 | $2.37M | $1,505 | 8 | 107.0% |
| 2021 | 93 | $2.39M | $1,341 | 7 | 109.5% |
| 2020 | 98 | $1.98M | $1,204 | 9 | 100.7% |
| 2019 | 74 | $1.9M | $1,146 | 12 | 102.6% |
| 2018 | 76 | $2.09M | $1,217 | 8 | 109.5% |
| 2017 | 79 | $1.78M | $1,087 | 10 | 108.6% |
| 2016 | 68 | $1.51M | $1,005 | 11 | 104.9% |
| 2015 | 62 | $1.61M | $1,030 | 10 | 113.9% |
White Oaks 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 White Oaks; where there are several, yearly figures are sales-weighted. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.