Burlingame, CA Housing Market & City Data

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30,889
Population Estimate
$1,897,062
Median Home Value
95.3%
Employment Rate
67.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$1,405
Median Listing Price$3,726,375
Median Days on Market26
Active Listings44
New Listings38
Total Listings (Active + Pending)67
Avg Listing Price$6,332,754
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY14%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.09
Family Dual Income58.8
Median Household Income$128,447
Median Individual Income$70,368
Home Ownership48.1%
Home Value$1,897,062
Median Rent$2,210
Rent Burden25.5%
Poverty4.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED4.0%
  • Highschool Education9.7%
  • Some College18.5%
  • Bachelors Degree36.3%
  • Graduate Degree31.6%
  • Total College or Above67.9%
  • Stem Degree56.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.5%
  • Female52.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married57.3%
  • Divorced9.2%
  • Never Married29.3%
  • Widowed4.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityBurlingame
State IDCA
Population30,889

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.1%
19–299.0%
30–3915.8%
40–4917.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.8%
60–6910.5%
70–796.0%
80+3.8%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation71.3%
Unemployment Rate4.7%
Disabled6.6%

ETHNICITY

White58.8%
Black1.2%
Asian27.5%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.2%
Other5.2%
Multiple7.0%

OTHER

Hispanic12.7%
Limited English6.2%
Health Uninsured4.4%
Veteran5.1%

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Neighborhoods in Burlingame, CA

Get to know neighborhoods in Burlingame, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Burlingame Terrace

    Burlingame Terrace ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,895,000
    / sq ft
    $823
    Active listings
    4
    properties in discovery sample
    123
    A

    Nearby schools · estimated

    8/10 · 4 schools

  • Burlingame Park

    Burlingame Park ↗

    Median asking price
    $2,998,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    0
    properties in discovery sample
    75
    A

    Nearby schools · estimated

    8.3/10 · 6 schools

  • Downtown

    Downtown Burlingame ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,136,500
    / sq ft
    $850
    Active listings
    7
    properties in discovery sample
    62
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7/10 · 6 schools

  • Burlingame

    Burlingame Grove ↗

    Median asking price
    $2,061,500
    / sq ft
    $1,440
    Active listings
    1
    properties in discovery sample
    57
    A

    Nearby schools · estimated

    8.5/10 · 2 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.