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Foster City Luxury Homes: Where $2.8 Million+ Houses Sold, Neighborhood by Neighborhood

by Eric & Janelle Boyenga

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Where do top-of-market single-family houses sell in Foster City? In the two years to October 27, 2026, 29 of the 169 single-family houses that sold in Foster City (17%) closed at $2.8 million or more, by the MLS records we can read with repeat records removed. In 2012, none did all year; in 2025, 18 did. Here is where those sales happened, inside each of our neighborhood guides.

The short answer

  • Across the city: 34% of house sales closed at $2.5M or more, 17% at $2.8M or more and 7% at $3M or more. The highest sale was $3.9M in Marina Point & Harbor Side.
  • Where they cluster (share of house sales at $2.8M+, guides with at least 8 house sales): Marina Point & Harbor Side (42%) and Sea Colony & Port Royal (36%).
  • What it buys: the typical house that sold for $2.8M or more went for $2.95M, with 2,620 sq ft ($1,201 per sq ft), against 1,980 sq ft and $1,121 per sq ft for all Foster City houses.
  • Over time: no house sold for $2.8M or more in 2012; 14 did in 2021 and 18 in 2025, with 6 more from January through September 2026.

Next steps in Foster City

Neighborhood by neighborhood

Guides with at least 8 house sales, highest share at $2.8M or more first. Each cell shows how many houses sold at that price or more and their share of the guide’s house sales. Each name opens its guide, with live listings and the last 12 months of sales.

NeighborhoodHouse salesMedian price$2.5M+$2.8M+$3M+
Marina Point & Harbor Side12$2.65M7 (58%)5 (42%)1 (8%)
Sea Colony & Port Royal39$2.62M24 (62%)14 (36%)7 (18%)
Bay Vista46$2.14M12 (26%)5 (11%)2 (4%)
Carmel Village38$2.17M8 (21%)3 (8%)1 (3%)
Treasure Isle26$2.1M3 (12%)1 (4%)0 (0%)

Fewer than 8 house sales, so not ranked: Isle Cove, Edgewater & Metro Center (4 sales, 1 at $2.8M+) and The Islands (4 sales, none at $2.8M+).

Year by year since 2012

House sales at $2.8M or more each year, in Foster City. The line is fixed in dollars while prices rose, so part of the climb is simply more houses crossing it: the median house sold for $1M in 2012 and $2.19M in 2025.

YearHouse sales$2.8M+ShareMedian house price
201211400%$1M
201310100%$1.25M
20149300%$1.36M
201510000%$1.57M
20168911%$1.6M
201710600%$1.78M
201810522%$1.9M
201910311%$1.81M
202010422%$1.91M
20211101413%$2.2M
2022841821%$2.32M
2023901416%$2.35M
2024951516%$2.2M
20251021818%$2.19M
2026 (Jan.–Sept.)47613%$2.3M

Reading it right

  • These are sale prices, not list prices, and they aren’t adjusted for inflation.
  • Size drives much of the top end, so compare price per square foot as well as price when you look at houses at $2.8M or more.
  • Small samples swing. Every cell shows its count, and one or two sales can move a small guide’s share.
  • Each sale counts once; none falls inside two of our guide outlines.
  • Past sales aren’t a forecast or the value of any one home.

How we counted

Closed sales of single-family houses reported to the MLS, read through the IDX feeds that power our home search, with one record per MLS number and only sales with a recorded living area and a map position, placed inside each guide’s outline. A sale counts at a price if it closed at that amount or more. The yearly table uses the same rules, by closing date, through September 30, 2026.

Go deeper

The Luxury Market Report follows the top of the market in 21 Silicon Valley cities, including San Mateo, and the Price Ladder shows where Foster City’s top end sits against other cities. For Foster City, see houses under $2 million, guide by guide, house prices by bedrooms and neighborhoods ranked by price per square foot; the Foster City guide page links every guide. Across every city we cover: where $5M+ houses sold, neighborhood by neighborhood.

Common questions

What is the most expensive neighborhood in Foster City?

By median house price over the two years to October 27, 2026, among our guides with at least 8 house sales: Marina Point & Harbor Side ($2.65M), Sea Colony & Port Royal ($2.62M) and Carmel Village ($2.17M).

How many Foster City houses sell for $2.8 million or more?

29 of 169 house sales (17%) in those two years, and 18 in 2025 alone, up from none in 2012.

What was the highest house sale in Foster City?

$3.9M in Marina Point & Harbor Side, in the two years to October 27, 2026, by the MLS records we can read.

The Foster City data series: housing market by the numbers · neighborhoods ranked by price per sq ft · where homes sell over asking · ten years of prices by neighborhood · condos and townhomes · house prices by bedrooms · houses under $2M · the best month to sell · lots by neighborhood

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