Downtown / Grand Avenue South San Francisco, CA
Older homes and new condos near Caltrain and the city's revitalized main street.
What homes in Downtown / Grand Avenue are doing
Single-family homes in Downtown / Grand Avenue sold for a median of about $757K in 2015–16 and $1.24M in 2024–25, a 63% increase, ahead of South San Francisco as a whole (+54%). Prices peaked in 2024 at $1.25M. In 2025, homes here sold quickly (median 14 days on market) and usually above asking (103.7% of list price on average). So far in 2026 (19 sales through September), the median is $1.24M.
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. 346 single-family sales since 2015.
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 19 | $1.24M | $760 | 18 | 104.0% |
| 2025 | 14 | $1.22M | $850 | 14 | 103.7% |
| 2024 | 16 | $1.25M | $802 | 13 | 105.1% |
| 2023 | 17 | $1.18M | $858 | 11 | 102.6% |
| 2022 | 20 | $1.24M | $767 | 19 | 102.8% |
| 2021 | 27 | $1.21M | $876 | 13 | 107.1% |
| 2020 | 34 | $1.09M | $778 | 16 | 103.7% |
| 2019 | 37 | $950K | $822 | 14 | 101.7% |
| 2018 | 33 | $1.02M | $841 | 13 | 111.2% |
| 2017 | 41 | $870K | $657 | 15 | 105.7% |
| 2016 | 47 | $776K | $652 | 15 | 102.9% |
| 2015 | 41 | $735K | $579 | 16 | 105.3% |
Condos & townhomes in Downtown / Grand Avenue (41 sales since 2015)
| Year | Sales | Median price | $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 2 few sales | $718K | $772 | 56 | 99.1% |
| 2025 | 4 | $889K | $655 | 129 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | $1.11M | $804 | 42 | 100.5% |
| 2023 | 6 | $983K | $898 | 55 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | $985K | $904 | 91 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | $955K | $877 | 88 | 100.0% |
| 2020 | 2 few sales | $659K | $760 | 26 | 101.5% |
| 2019 | 1 few sales | $153K | $228 | 92 | 100.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | $655K | $754 | 16 | 104.4% |
| 2017 | 3 | $650K | $658 | 9 | 103.3% |
| 2016 | 2 few sales | $628K | — | 10 | 103.4% |
| 2015 | 2 few sales | $495K | $662 | 76 | 98.9% |
Downtown / Grand Avenue 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 Downtown / Grand Avenue; where there are several, yearly figures are sales-weighted. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.