Blog > San Mateo House Prices by Bedrooms, Neighborhood by Neighborhood
What does a three- or four-bedroom house cost in San Mateo? We took the 975 single-family houses that sold in the two years to October 27, 2026, by the MLS records we can read with repeat records removed, and found the median price for each bedroom count, across the city and inside each of our neighborhood guides.
The short answer
- Across the city: two or fewer bedrooms $1.51M (108 sales), three bedrooms $1.91M (503 sales), four bedrooms $2.65M (285 sales) and five or more $3M (79 sales).
- Three bedrooms (guides with at least 5 sales): from $1.45M in Shoreview & Parkside to $3.46M in San Mateo Park.
- Four bedrooms: from $1.75M in Downtown & Central to $4.8M in San Mateo Park.
- More bedrooms don’t always cost more. In Hayward Park & Glazenwood, the typical four-bedroom house sold for less than the typical three-bedroom one, likely because size, lot, condition and the mix of sales vary.
Next steps in San Mateo
- What’s my San Mateo home worth? Request an estimate, and ask us for the recent sales on your street.
- See San Mateo homes for sale, then use Save Search to get new listings by email.
- Book a strategy call with a Property Nerd.
Across the city
| Bedrooms | Sales | Median price | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 or fewer | 108 | $1.51M | 1,110 sq ft |
| 3 bedrooms | 503 | $1.91M | 1,550 sq ft |
| 4 bedrooms | 285 | $2.65M | 2,170 sq ft |
| 5 or more | 79 | $3M | 2,710 sq ft |
Neighborhood by neighborhood
Guides with at least 5 three-bedroom or at least 5 four-bedroom house sales, alphabetical. A median shows where that bedroom count has 5 or more sales. Each name opens its guide, with live listings and the last 12 months of sales.
| Neighborhood | 3 bd sales | 3 bd median | 4 bd sales | 4 bd median | 5+ bd sales | 5+ bd median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baywood & Aragon | 60 | $2.7M | 45 | $3.5M | 11 | $3.68M |
| Baywood Park & College Heights | 15 | $2.35M | 23 | $2.7M | 6 | $3.55M |
| Beresford & Hillsdale | 108 | $2.2M | 55 | $2.52M | 18 | $2.84M |
| Downtown & Central | 11 | $1.57M | 6 | $1.75M | 0 | — |
| Fiesta Gardens & Bay Meadows | 25 | $1.82M | 5 | $2.27M | 1 | — |
| Hayward Park & Glazenwood | 5 | $2.78M | 6 | $2.63M | 4 | — |
| Laurelwood & Sugarloaf | 22 | $2.36M | 12 | $2.92M | 4 | — |
| Mariner's Island & Lakeshore | 22 | $1.59M | 5 | $1.92M | 1 | — |
| North Central & San Mateo Heights | 24 | $1.48M | 9 | $1.95M | 6 | $1.96M |
| San Mateo Park | 13 | $3.46M | 21 | $4.8M | 12 | $4.68M |
| San Mateo Village & Lauriedale | 47 | $1.82M | 16 | $2.33M | 0 | — |
| Shoreview & Parkside | 97 | $1.45M | 25 | $1.8M | 7 | $1.48M |
| Sunnybrae & 19th Avenue Park | 44 | $1.91M | 21 | $2.05M | 2 | — |
| The Highlands | 10 | $2.41M | 35 | $2.67M | 7 | $2.8M |
Reading it right
- A bedroom count isn’t a size. A large three-bedroom can sell for more than a small four-bedroom, so check the median size above and the square footage of any home you compare.
- Bedrooms are as listed. A listing can count a den or an unpermitted addition that the county record doesn’t, so check the permit history.
- Different houses sold in each group, and rebuilt or new houses push a group’s median up.
- Small samples swing. Every cell shows its sale count.
- Past prices aren’t a forecast or the value of any one home.
- Each sale counts once; none falls inside two of our guide outlines.
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. Condos and townhomes have their own post.
Go deeper
Bedroom Math shows what one more bedroom costs, city by city, live from the MLS. For San Mateo, see neighborhoods ranked by price per square foot, home prices by neighborhood, ten years apart, condo and townhome prices and where houses sold under $2M; the San Mateo city guide links every guide. Across every city we cover: what a 3- or 4-bedroom house costs across Silicon Valley, neighborhood by neighborhood.
The San Mateo 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 · houses under $2M · houses at $3.5M and up · the best month to sell · the most expensive streets · lots by neighborhood
Need one more bedroom?
A Property Nerd can pull the recent three- and four-bedroom sales near a home you’re eyeing, check its permit history, or price an addition against what the extra bedroom has sold for. Call (408) 373-1660 or (650) 383-8606, or book a strategy call. Commissions are negotiable, and we offer bundled services, so ask us what’s included.