San Mateo Knolls & Laurel Creek San Mateo, CA
South San Mateo single-family homes near Laurel Creek Park.
Living in San Mateo Knolls & Laurel Creek
San Mateo Knolls & Laurel Creek is a neighborhood of single-family homes in south San Mateo, west of El Camino Real near Laurel Creek Park. Before World War II this was open farm and ranch land; most homes were built in the 1950s and '60s during the Peninsula's building boom. It's almost entirely single-family homes, and it's been a strong performer: the median rose about 64% from 2015–16 to 2024–25, with a 12-month median around $2.15M.
Parking & walkability: Most homes have a driveway and a garage, and the residential streets are quiet and easy to park on. Laurel Creek Park is close by, Hillsdale Shopping Center is a short drive, and Highway 92 and 280 are easy to reach.
What homes in San Mateo Knolls & Laurel Creek are doing
Single-family homes in San Mateo Knolls & Laurel Creek sold for a median of about $1.45M in 2015–16 and $2.38M in 2024–25, a 64% increase, roughly in line with San Mateo as a whole (+63%). In 2025, homes here sold quickly (median 12 days on market) and usually above asking (103.0% of list price on average). So far in 2026 (6 sales through September), the median is $2.55M.
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. 204 single-family sales since 2015.
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 6 | $2.55M | $1,322 | 8 | 109.6% |
| 2025 | 20 | $2.23M | $1,162 | 12 | 103.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | $2.5M | $1,218 | 8 | 107.2% |
| 2023 | 9 | $2.25M | $1,111 | 10 | 101.5% |
| 2022 | 11 | $2.09M | $1,098 | 12 | 102.1% |
| 2021 | 20 | $2.31M | $1,159 | 8 | 111.7% |
| 2020 | 21 | $1.87M | $1,039 | 9 | 102.4% |
| 2019 | 16 | $1.55M | $896 | 27 | 97.2% |
| 2018 | 24 | $1.74M | $959 | 13 | 106.6% |
| 2017 | 14 | $1.67M | $905 | 11 | 113.6% |
| 2016 | 14 | $1.38M | $882 | 15 | 105.6% |
| 2015 | 23 | $1.5M | $805 | 12 | 108.2% |
San Mateo Knolls & Laurel Creek 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 Knolls
- 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 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 San Mateo Knolls & Laurel Creek; where there are several, yearly figures are sales-weighted. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.