Loma Mar South Coast, CA
A tiny redwood community near Pescadero Creek, and the county's most affordable homes.
Living in Loma Mar
Loma Mar is a tiny community among the redwoods along Pescadero Creek, in the Santa Cruz Mountains east of Pescadero, with cabins and small homes on wooded lots. It's the most affordable market in San Mateo County, with a 12-month median around $530K, though with only a few sales a year every property is different.
Parking & walkability: Homes have off-street parking on rural, wooded lots. Everything is a drive: Pescadero is about 15 minutes away, La Honda is a short drive north, and Half Moon Bay's shopping is about 40 minutes away.
What homes in Loma Mar are doing
Prices peaked in 2021 at $1.34M. In 2025, homes here sold quickly (median 14 days on market) and close to asking (100.0% of list price on average). So far in 2026 (3 sales through September), the median is $510K.
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. 48 single-family sales since 2015.
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 3 | $510K | $420 | 17 | 100.2% |
| 2025 | 3 | $550K | $403 | 14 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 1 few sales | $870K | $512 | 138 | 94.1% |
| 2023 | 5 | $1.04M | $593 | 58 | 95.0% |
| 2022 | 2 few sales | $963K | $591 | 52 | 101.8% |
| 2021 | 8 | $1.34M | $725 | 10 | 105.7% |
| 2020 | 8 | $839K | $700 | 158 | 98.7% |
| 2019 | 2 few sales | $670K | $669 | 35 | 95.6% |
| 2018 | 5 | $852K | $594 | 20 | 100.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | $696K | $540 | 15 | 98.5% |
| 2016 | 2 few sales | $428K | $756 | 79 | 93.1% |
| 2015 | 5 | $680K | $522 | 98 | 91.0% |
Loma Mar 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 Loma Mar; where there are several, yearly figures are sales-weighted. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.