Brentwood South San Francisco, CA
One of South City's first postwar neighborhoods, near Tanforan, El Camino and BART.
Living in Brentwood
Brentwood is one of South San Francisco's first postwar neighborhoods, developed in the late 1940s on 132 acres that were once part of pioneer Custodio Silva's ranch. It sits at the south end of the city, with Golden Gate National Cemetery as its southern border. The streets are lined with classic single-family homes from that era, many remodeled or expanded. Demand is strong: 2026 sales so far have averaged about 114% of asking, and the 12-month median is around $1.28M, with 18 sales.
Parking & walkability: Most homes have a driveway and a garage, and street parking is generally easy on the residential blocks. The Shops at Tanforan, San Bruno Towne Center and El Camino Real's shopping are close by, and the San Bruno BART station and the Centennial Way Trail are a short walk or bike ride for much of the neighborhood. Highway 280 and Highway 101 are both a few minutes' drive.
What homes in Brentwood are doing
Single-family homes in Brentwood sold for a median of about $787K in 2015–16 and $1.22M in 2024–25, a 55% increase, roughly in line with South San Francisco as a whole (+54%). In 2025, homes here sold quickly (median 11 days on market) and usually above asking (105.8% of list price on average). So far in 2026 (14 sales through September), the median is $1.3M.
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. 261 single-family sales since 2015.
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 14 | $1.3M | $1,028 | 13 | 113.6% |
| 2025 | 19 | $1.16M | $1,039 | 11 | 105.8% |
| 2024 | 20 | $1.27M | $1,047 | 12 | 116.1% |
| 2023 | 14 | $1.15M | $863 | 12 | 109.0% |
| 2022 | 22 | $1.23M | $1,031 | 14 | 104.7% |
| 2021 | 18 | $1.29M | $975 | 9 | 111.1% |
| 2020 | 21 | $1.13M | $923 | 15 | 101.3% |
| 2019 | 24 | $995K | $882 | 15 | 104.4% |
| 2018 | 29 | $1.14M | $882 | 15 | 111.2% |
| 2017 | 19 | $939K | $713 | 12 | 114.2% |
| 2016 | 30 | $795K | $751 | 13 | 106.0% |
| 2015 | 31 | $780K | $607 | 13 | 106.8% |
Brentwood 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 Brentwood; where there are several, yearly figures are sales-weighted. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.