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Burlingame Real Estate & Neighborhood Guide
Burlingame runs from San Francisco Bay up into the hills below I-280, about 4.4 square miles of land. The railroad came first: a permanent depot opened in 1894, the first Town of Burlingame lots were mapped in the late 1890s, and after the 1906 earthquake the town grew from about 200 to about 1,000 people in a year. It incorporated in 1908 and annexed the Town of Easton in 1910; the old Mills Estate was split with Millbrae in 1954 along Murchison Drive and built out after the war. Flat grids of 1910s-1940s houses line both sides of El Camino Real, ranch and Eichler houses fill the northwest hills, apartments and condos cluster downtown, and hotels and offices face the bay. The 2020 census counted 13,170 housing units.
population, 2020 census
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740 Fairfield RD, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 6 Beds 4 Baths 3,019 SqFt
Listed by Ritu Vohra of BRG Realty
2831 Frontera WAY, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 3 Beds 2 Baths 2,030 SqFt
Listed by Simon Lo of Fifty Hills Real Estate6 La Strada CT, Burlingame, CA 94010
Vacant Land 0.29 Acres
Listed by Richard Y Chiu of Richard Chiu, Broker124 Newton DR, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 4 Beds 2 Baths 1,870 SqFt
Listed by Neil Canlas of The Canlas Brothers1033 Cortez AVE, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 4 Beds 6 Baths 3,013 SqFt
Listed by Vivian Shao Rooks of Green Banker Realty
1512 Highway RD, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 3 Beds 3 Baths 3,468 SqFt
Listed by Stuart Yoxsimer of Switzer Goldau & Associates1548 Cypress AVE, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 4 Beds 4.5 Baths 2,647 SqFt
Listed by Haneen Hayder of Compass739-741 Linden AVE, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 6 Beds 5 Baths 5,109 SqFt
Listed by Derek Zhang of Corcoran Icon Properties818 Crossway RD, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 6 Beds 3 Baths 3,192 SqFt
Listed by Ryan LeDoux of Compass1280 Balboa AVE, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 5 Beds 3 Baths 2,680 SqFt
Listed by Wen Guo RE Group of KW Advisors1238 Bernal AVE, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 4 Beds 3 Baths 3,265 SqFt
Listed by Alan Canas of Engel & Voelkers BurlingameHillside DR, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 3 Beds 2 Baths 2,840 SqFt
Listed by Janay Michaud of Heritage Realty1560 Cypress AVE, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 5 Beds 2.5 Baths 3,050 SqFt
Listed by Sanguinetti Greenman of Compass2920 Hillside DR, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 4 Beds 4 Baths 3,497 SqFt
Listed by Nancy Field of Coldwell Banker Realty1857 Hunt DR, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 4 Beds 2.5 Baths 2,670 SqFt
Listed by Paul Safavi of Compass1324 Cortez AVE, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 4 Beds 3 Baths 1,710 SqFt
Listed by Emma Elfving of Compass1029 Capuchino AVE, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 4 Beds 3 Baths 2,134 SqFt
Listed by J.D. Anagnostou of Realsmart Properties3035 Canyon RD, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 5 Beds 4 Baths 5,394 SqFt
Listed by Jeffrey Katz of Jeffrey Katz,Broker3035 Canyon RD, Burlingame, CA 94010
Vacant Land 0.82 Acres
Listed by Jeffrey Katz of Jeffrey Katz,Broker1312 Edgehill DR, Burlingame, CA 94010
Single Family Home 4 Beds 2.5 Baths 2,445 SqFt
Listed by Cam Thompson of Coldwell Banker Realty
CA Burlingame
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Listings
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6 Beds 4 Baths 3,019 SqFt$4,295,000Active - 1/9 9
0.29 Acres$2,790,000Active - 1/34 34
3 Beds 3 Baths 3,468 SqFt$4,995,000New1512 Highway RD, Burlingame, CA 94010
Listed by Stuart Yoxsimer of Switzer Goldau & Associates
Single Family Home
neighborhoods
Burlingame neighborhoods
Our eight Burlingame guides follow the recorded subdivisions and the way the MLS files sales. West of El Camino Real are the Easton Addition (the former Town of Easton, annexed in 1910) and Burlingame Park against the Hillsborough line; to the north, Ray Park & Burlingame Village hold 1940s tracts. Between El Camino Real and the Caltrain tracks are Burlingame Terrace, which our guide extends past Broadway to take in Burlingame Grove, and Downtown Burlingame around Burlingame Avenue. East of the tracks, Lyon Hoag & Burlingame Gardens runs to Highway 101. The hills hold Mills Estates, with post-war ranch houses and an Eichler enclave that straddles the Millbrae line, and Burlingame Hills, which has Burlingame addresses but is unincorporated San Mateo County. Lot sizes rise with the hills: county parcel records put the median single-family lot near 5,700 to 6,000 square feet in the flat grids, about 7,400 in Burlingame Park, about 9,400 in Mills Estates and about 11,500 in Burlingame Hills.
Easton Addition
The 1920s grid west of El Camino Real, from Sanchez Avenue to Ray Park: the old Town of Easton, annexed in 1910, plus the Burlinghome streets by Alvarado Avenue and the Hillsborough line.
Ray Park & Burlingame Village
North Burlingame's 1940s tracts on both sides of El Camino Real: Ray Park's curving streets by Lincoln School and Burlingame Village's lanes by Village Park, up to the Millbrae line at Murchison Drive.
Mills Estates
Burlingame's northwest hills on the old Mills estate: 1955-1966 one-story houses, about 100 Eichlers, Mills Canyon and Cuernavaca Park, between I-280 and the Millbrae line.
Burlingame Hills
The hills between Burlingame and Hillsborough: unincorporated San Mateo County streets around Canyon Road and Los Robles Drive, plus city streets such as Kenmar Way, El Quanito Way and Burlingame Manor.
Burlingame Park
Burlingame's blocks southwest of El Camino Real, backed up against the Hillsborough line: tree-lined streets of 1910s and 1920s houses, Pershing Park, and a short walk to Burlingame Avenue.
Burlingame Terrace
The flat grid between El Camino Real and the Caltrain tracks from Oak Grove Avenue past Broadway to Mills Avenue: 1910s and 1920s houses, duplex blocks, McKinley School and the Broadway shops.
Lyon Hoag & Burlingame Gardens
Burlingame's east side between the Caltrain tracks and Highway 101, from Peninsula Avenue up to Broadway: a 1920s-1940s grid of mostly one-story houses around Washington Park and Burlingame High School.
Downtown Burlingame
The Burlingame Avenue and Howard Avenue district between El Camino Real and the Caltrain station: apartments and condos over and around the shops, a few early houses, the 1894 depot and the main library.
schools
Burlingame public schools
Elementary and middle
- Burlingame School District. About 98.6% of the city's land on Census maps. The district runs six TK-5 elementary schools and one 6-8 school, all in Burlingame: Franklin (2385 Trousdale Drive), Hoover (2220 Summit Drive), Lincoln (1801 Devereux Drive), McKinley (701 Paloma Avenue), Roosevelt (1151 Vancouver Avenue), Washington (801 Howard Avenue) and Burlingame Intermediate (1715 Quesada Way). The district says placement is capacity-based and a neighborhood school is not guaranteed.
- Millbrae Elementary School District. Census maps put about 1.4% of the city's area, a sliver at the northern tip by the bay with no homes in the city parcel layer, in this district. Check any address near the Millbrae line.
High school
- San Mateo Union High School District. Serves Burlingame along with San Mateo, Foster City, Hillsborough, Millbrae and San Bruno. Burlingame High School is at 1 Mangini Way and the district's continuation school, Peninsula High, is at 860 Hinckley Road. Which comprehensive high school serves an address is set by the district's school locator.
property nerd note
District lines do not follow ZIP codes: a 94010 address can be in Burlingame, Hillsborough or unincorporated Burlingame Hills, and Hillsborough has its own elementary district. Use the Burlingame district's address lookup for TK-8 and the San Mateo Union High School District's school locator for high school, and confirm the exact address before you write an offer. Start with our Silicon Valley schools guide.
zip codes
Burlingame ZIP codes
All of Burlingame's land is in ZIP 94010, but the city is only part of it. Census ZIP areas put about 28% of 94010's land in Burlingame, about 38% in the Town of Hillsborough, about 33% in unincorporated county land (mostly the hills west of I-280, plus Burlingame Hills) and under 1% in Millbrae. Check the city on every listing.
RECENTLY SOLD LISTINGS
$1,100,000
Townhouse
1137 Paloma Avenue #H, Burlingame, CA 94010
This wonderful centrally located home speaks of convenience and comfort living. The home features a large bedroom and 1....
Listed by Julie Phan Boc of Compass
$3,100,000
Single Family Home
1516 Alturas DR, Burlingame, CA 94010
First time on the market since 1979. Welcome to 1516 Alturas Drive, a special Burlingame residence where sweeping Bay vi...
Listed by Rosa Baltodano of Compass
$2,800,000
Single Family Home
1428 Cortez AVE, Burlingame, CA 94010
Expanded bungalow in highly sought-after Easton Addition with exceptional potential: move in, remodel, expand, or build ...
Listed by Sandra Comaroto of Compass
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getting around
Getting around Burlingame
Caltrain
Burlingame station at 290 California Drive, the 1894 depot downtown, has weekday and weekend trains, 68 parking spaces, bike racks and BikeLink e-lockers, and connects to SamTrans ECR and 292 buses. Broadway station at 1190 California Drive is served on weekends only. Millbrae station, just north of the city, adds BART.
Freeways and arterials
US 101 runs along the bay side, with interchanges at Broadway and Peninsula Avenue (exit 417B); I-280 runs through the western hills. El Camino Real (SR 82) is the main north-south street, and Caltrans' renewal project along it runs from 2026 to 2029. The city's preferred plan for the Broadway rail crossing would partially lower Broadway and partially raise the tracks.
Bay Trail and the Bayfront
East of 101, the Bayfront has about 2.5 miles of bay frontage, per the General Plan, with Bayside Fields, a dog exercise park, a community garden, a golf driving range and the Bay Trail. The city's Bayside Fields page says its trails connect with the Bay Trail.
Bikes
The city adopted an updated Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan in 2020; one of its routes, the Carmelita, Paloma and Capuchino neighborhood bicycle boulevard, is planned as a quick-build project with speed cushions, curb extensions and high-visibility crosswalks.
living here
Living in Burlingame
Burlingame Avenue and the depot
Downtown's shopping street grew west from the 1894 Mission Revival depot in the early 1900s until it reached El Camino Real, per the Downtown Specific Plan. The depot, California State Landmark No. 846 and on the National Register, houses the Burlingame Hillsborough History Museum.
Broadway
About a mile northwest, Broadway between El Camino Real and California Drive is north Burlingame's own commercial street. The General Plan keeps it to ground-floor shops and restaurants, with homes allowed only above and buildings up to three stories.
Washington Park
East of the tracks at 850 Burlingame Avenue, about 16 acres in the city's park layer, with a ball diamond, soccer, basketball, lighted tennis and pickleball courts, bocce, a dog park, a playground and three reservable picnic areas. The General Plan calls it and Burlingame High School a focal point for the east-side neighborhoods.
Mills Canyon and Ray Park
In the northwest hills, the Mills Canyon Wildlife Area has a hiking trail, entered from Adeline Drive or Arguello Drive. Ray Park, at the end of Balboa Avenue, has a ball diamond, soccer, tennis and pickleball courts, basketball, a dog park, picnic tables and a playground.
Libraries
The main Burlingame Public Library at 480 Primrose Road opened in its current building in 1931 and was rebuilt and rededicated in 1997; the library was first authorized in 1909. The Easton Branch, at Easton Drive and Cabrillo Avenue, opened in 1943 in a former women's club building and was remodeled in 2004.
Trees and historic resources
The city calls itself the 'City of Trees.' The General Plan lists six officially designated historic resources, including the depot, the Howard-Ralston Eucalyptus Tree Rows along El Camino Real, the Severn Lodge Dairy Wallscape and the Anza Expedition's 1776 camp site, and the city has an Urban Reforestation and Tree Protection Ordinance (Municipal Code Chapter 11.06) to check before removing a large tree.
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faq
Burlingame real estate FAQ
Does a 94010 address mean the City of Burlingame?
No. ZIP 94010 also covers most of the Town of Hillsborough, unincorporated Burlingame Hills and county land west of I-280, and a sliver of Millbrae. Only about 28% of the ZIP's land is in the city, so check county records for the jurisdiction.
Is Burlingame Hills part of Burlingame?
No. The General Plan lists Burlingame Hills in the city's sphere of influence, outside the city limits: it is unincorporated San Mateo County with county planning and permits, though homes there use Burlingame addresses.
Which school districts serve Burlingame?
The Burlingame School District for TK-8 across nearly all of the city, with a sliver at the northern tip in the Millbrae Elementary School District on Census maps, and the San Mateo Union High School District. Placement is capacity-based, so check the exact address with each district.
Where are the flood zones?
On FEMA's current map (effective April 5, 2019), much of the Bayfront east of 101 and parts of the Rollins Road industrial area are in Zone AE; a band of blocks near California Drive between Oak Grove Avenue and Mills Avenue is in Zone AH; and scattered lots in the Easton Addition, Ray Park and Burlingame Park areas are in Zone A (the city's flood page names an 'Easton Creek Area'). Most other homes are in Zone X. Check every address.
What does the city require to build or add on?
Design review for all new houses and most second-story additions, judged against the Residential Design Guidebook and R-1 limits on floor area, coverage and height. ADUs and JADUs need a building permit, and the Two-Unit Residential Overlay (the city's SB 9 rules) applies to most R-1 lots. Hillside areas carry an additional Hillside Overlay on the city's zoning map.
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