Half Moon Bay, CA Housing Market & City Data
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Housing & Demographic Overview
Key insights about the community
HOUSING DATA (September 2026)
HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW
EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS
EDUCATION
- No Highschool Degree or GED13.8%
- Highschool Education14.0%
- Some College21.9%
- Bachelors Degree27.5%
- Graduate Degree22.8%
- Total College or Above50.3%
- Stem Degree54.5%
GENDER BREAKDOWN
- Male46.5%
- Female53.5%
MARITAL STATUS
- Married58.0%
- Divorced9.6%
- Never Married27.3%
- Widowed5.1%
CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN
CITY DATA
AGE BREAKDOWN
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 20.3% |
| 19–29 | 10.4% |
| 30–39 | 8.9% |
| 40–49 | 13.7% |
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| 50–59 | 17.4% |
| 60–69 | 13.4% |
| 70–79 | 11.8% |
| 80+ | 4.0% |
WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER
WORKFORCE
ETHNICITY
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Neighborhoods in Half Moon Bay, CA
Get to know neighborhoods in Half Moon Bay, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
Ocean Colony ↗
- Median asking price
- $1,785,000
- / sq ft
- $796
- Active listings
- 11
- properties in discovery sample
- 143
CNearby schools · estimated
4.3/10 · 3 schools
Miramontes ↗
- Median asking price
- $1,595,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 63
CNearby schools · estimated
4.3/10 · 3 schools
Sea Haven ↗
- Median asking price
- $1,149,500
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 58
CNearby schools · estimated
5/10 · 3 schools
Cypress Cove ↗
- Median asking price
- $914,444
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 32
CNearby schools · estimated
4.3/10 · 3 schools
Princeton By The Sea ↗
- Median asking price
- $999,800
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 19
CNearby schools · estimated
4.8/10 · 4 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.