Baywood Knolls San Mateo, CA
West San Mateo hillside homes near Baywood, among the city's higher-priced areas.
Living in Baywood Knolls
Baywood Knolls is a small hillside neighborhood in west San Mateo next to Baywood, which takes its name from John Parrott's 377-acre “Baywood” estate, bought in 1860 and named for the bay trees along its creek; the estate was sold for subdivision in 1927. Baywood Knolls is made up entirely of single-family homes, many with generous lots. It's one of San Mateo's higher-priced areas, with a 12-month median around $3.11M, and demand is strong: 2026 sales so far have sold in a median of 7 days at about 118% of asking.
Parking & walkability: Most homes have a driveway and a garage, and the quiet residential streets are easy to park on. The hills make it more of a driving neighborhood, but downtown San Mateo, Central Park and the Hillsdale area are a few minutes away, and Highway 92 and 280 are close by.
What homes in Baywood Knolls are doing
Single-family homes in Baywood Knolls sold for a median of about $1.99M in 2015–16 and $3.12M in 2024–25, a 56% increase, behind San Mateo as a whole (+63%). Prices peaked in 2022 at $3.5M. In 2025, homes here sold quickly (median 12 days on market) and usually above asking (101.8% of list price on average). So far in 2026 (8 sales through September), the median is $3.23M.
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. 151 single-family sales since 2015.
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 8 | $3.23M | $1,487 | 7 | 118.0% |
| 2025 | 16 | $3.24M | $1,422 | 12 | 101.8% |
| 2024 | 11 | $2.94M | $1,305 | 10 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | $2.7M | $1,256 | 8 | 102.5% |
| 2022 | 7 | $3.5M | $1,205 | 20 | 98.7% |
| 2021 | 20 | $2.84M | $1,225 | 8 | 107.7% |
| 2020 | 19 | $2.63M | $995 | 11 | 100.6% |
| 2019 | 8 | $2.59M | $1,054 | 41 | 100.0% |
| 2018 | 13 | $2.62M | $1,067 | 13 | 106.8% |
| 2017 | 9 | $2.2M | $884 | 11 | 100.0% |
| 2016 | 12 | $1.82M | $936 | 13 | 102.2% |
| 2015 | 14 | $2.14M | $926 | 13 | 104.7% |
Baywood Knolls 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.
Other San Mateo neighborhoods
- Baywood
- San Mateo Park
- Aragon
- Hayward Park
- Sugarloaf & Laurelwood
- Shoreview & Seal Point
- Beresford & Hillsdale
- 19th Avenue Park & Sunnybrae
- Baywood Park
- Bowie Estate
- Eastern Addition & Downtown
- Edgewater Isle
- Fiesta Gardens
- Foothill Terrace
- Harbortown
- Homestead & Husing
- Lakeshore
- Lauriedale
- Los Prados
- Mariner's Isle
- Parkside
- San Mateo Knolls & Laurel Creek
- San Mateo Terrace
- San Mateo Village & Glendale Village
- San Mateo Woods & Bayridge
- The Highlands & Ticonderoga
- Westwood Knolls
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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 Baywood Knolls; where there are several, yearly figures are sales-weighted. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.