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Selling a home in Daly City
In Daly City, 70% of sales since January 2024 closed over asking, the 3rd-highest share of the 25 cities with 100+ sales in the last 12 months, and houses went over far more often than condos and townhomes. Here’s what the numbers say, what’s different about selling here, and the homes we’ve listed and sold closest to Daly City.
daly city by the numbers
What the Daly City market says right now
Daly City closed 423 sales in the last 12 months, at the 2nd-lowest median price of the 25 cities with 100+ sales in the last 12 months. 21% of its sales since January 2024 closed under asking, the 3rd-lowest share of those 25 cities. Price per square foot came in at $765 in July–September 2026, against its high of $890 in the three months ending June 2022.
- median sale price$1.18Mlast 12 months, 423 sales; Silicon Valley $1.65M
- over asking70%of 1,098 sales since January 2024; median overbid $102K
- $1.5M–2M85%of 117 sales in that band since January 2024 closed over asking
- best closing monthMay83% over asking, against 59% in December; October is busiest
Source: closed MLS sales, Boyenga Team analysis, October 2026. Recent 12 months = October 2025 to September 2026; over and under asking = January 2024 to September 2026; best month = averaged over 2012–2025. See Daly City by the numbers.
what’s different here
What sellers in Daly City should plan for
What we’d plan for on a Daly City listing.
Bidding depends on the neighborhood
measured: 24 months
In the 24 months to October 27, 2026, among neighborhoods with 10+ sales, St. Francis Heights (10.2% over), Westlake (9.4%) and Westlake Palisades & the Skyline Coast (6.2%) sold furthest over asking, by the typical sale. Counting all home types, Serramonte (2.5% over) and Crocker (2.0% over) were closest to asking; their houses alone sold a typical 9.0% and 7.6% over. A citywide figure won’t price your house, so we start from your neighborhood’s record and your kind of home.
Houses and condos sell differently
measured: houses vs. condos
80% of Daly City’s sales in the last 12 months were single-family houses. In the two years to October 27, 2026, 78% of house sales closed over asking, against 50% of the 161 condo and townhome sales, and the median condo or townhome closed at its list price. The typical condo sold for $570K and the typical townhome for $935K, against $1.25M for a house.
Less bidding under $1 million
measured: by price band
From January 2024 to September 2026, 50% of 350 Daly City sales under $1 million closed over asking, against 79% of 629 between $1 million and $1.5 million and 85% of 117 between $1.5 million and $2 million. So we price against recent sales in your price band and neighborhood, not the city figure.
Small lots, and Broadmoor is county land
city and county records
In Daly City’s parcel and zoning records, the median lot zoned single-family (R-1, R-1A or R-1-RP) is 3,330 sq ft. Crocker and Hillside have the smallest, a median of about 2,500 sq ft each, and Serramonte the largest, 3,580 sq ft. Broadmoor is unincorporated San Mateo County land under county zoning, so it isn’t in the city’s count; by the county’s parcel layer, its 1,361 single-family parcels have a median lot of 5,620 sq ft. For a Broadmoor address we work from the county’s records, not the city’s.
Fire zones, and no single-family lots in flood zones
measured: 14% of lots
None of the 17,932 lots zoned single-family in Daly City’s records has its parcel center in a FEMA high-risk flood zone. Zone X isn’t zero risk, though: flooding can happen outside the high-risk zones, and flood insurance is optional there. 2,538 of the lots (14%) are at least partly in a CAL FIRE fire hazard severity zone, all Moderate; the most are in Westlake Palisades & the Skyline Coast (1,347, 66% of its lots) and Southern Hills & Bayshore (721). Depending on the zone and the kind of area, a zone can bring stricter building standards for new construction and additions, defensible-space rules and a line on the seller’s natural hazard disclosure; the city’s building department can say which apply.
Timing and transfer tax
measured and county
Averaged over 2012–2025, May closings sold over asking most often (83%), December least (59%); October has the most closings. A May closing typically means an accepted offer in April, with the listing before that. Daly City adds no city transfer tax, so the San Mateo County tax of $1.10 per $1,000 comes to $1,320 on a $1.2 million sale. By local custom the seller pays it, and in San Mateo County the buyer usually pays the escrow fee and the owner’s title policy, the reverse of Santa Clara County. All of it is negotiable, and the purchase contract decides.
Best month to sell in Daly City · San Mateo County transfer tax
our sales
The homes we’ve listed and sold closest to Daly City
The MLS doesn’t show a Daly City sale with our name on it yet. Here are the homes we’ve listed and sold closest to Daly City; the numbers above show how Daly City homes have sold.
sold Oct 2018 · south san francisco
$1.02M
601 Walnut Avenue · Sign Hill & Parkway
4 bd · 2 ba · 1,530 sq ft
Listed by the Boyenga Team at Compass
sold Apr 2023 · san bruno
$1.25M
2280 Evergreen Drive · Rollingwood & Monte Verde
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,140 sq ft
Listed by the Boyenga Team at Compass
sold Apr 2022 · san mateo
$1.73M
1701 Peck Avenue · Shoreview & Parkside
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,150 sq ft
Listed by the Boyenga Team at Compass
sold Oct 2018 · san mateo
$1.53M
815 9th Avenue · Downtown & Central
2 bd · 2 ba · 1,423 sq ft
Listed by the Boyenga Team at Compass
sold Jun 2020 · san mateo
$1.30M
1619 Echo Avenue · Shoreview & Parkside
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,584 sq ft
Listed by the Boyenga Team at Compass
sold Mar 2026 · san mateo
$2.30M
637 Vanessa Drive · Sunnybrae & 19th Avenue Park
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,400 sq ft
Listed by the Boyenga Team at Compass
our plan
How we’d sell your Daly City home
The same Property Nerd plan we run on every listing, tuned to Daly City.
Price against the right sales
We start with the closest recent sales in your neighborhood and of your kind of house, then read the competition that week. In Daly City that means pricing to your neighborhood’s record and your kind of home: houses and condos sell very differently here.
Prepare what buyers notice
Paint, light, landscaping and staging, budgeted in the Prep Lab, with Compass Concierge to front eligible costs. For a condo or townhome, where 50% of sales in the two years to October 27, 2026 closed over asking, preparation and price have to be right on day one.
Disclose early
Inspections and disclosures ready before launch, so buyers make offers on facts. In Westlake Palisades & the Skyline Coast and Southern Hills & Bayshore that includes the fire zone for the address; in Broadmoor, which is unincorporated county land, the county’s parcel records.
Launch on purpose
A private or Coming Soon start if it fits, then the full launch; the Launch Lab shows the plan. May closings sold over asking most often, so a spring sale is planned in winter.
Negotiate and close
We compare offers on price, terms and certainty, then run escrow to closing.
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Questions Daly City sellers ask us
How often do Daly City homes sell over asking?
From January 2024 to September 2026, 70% of 1,098 Daly City sales closed above the final list price, the 3rd-highest share of the 25 cities with 100+ sales in the last 12 months, with a median overbid of $102K. 21% closed below it, with a median discount of $25K. In the $1.5M–2M band, 85% of 117 sales closed over asking. Across Silicon Valley, 60% closed over asking.
When is the best time to sell in Daly City?
Averaged over 2012–2025, Daly City closings in May sold over asking most often (83%) and December closings least often (59%). October has the most closings, about 10% of the year’s sales. A May closing typically means an accepted offer in April, with the listing before that.
Is my Daly City house in a flood or fire zone?
By Daly City’s parcel and zoning records, none of its 17,932 lots zoned single-family has its parcel center in a FEMA high-risk flood zone, and 2,538 (14%) are at least partly in a CAL FIRE fire hazard severity zone, all Moderate; the most are in Westlake Palisades & the Skyline Coast (1,347) and Southern Hills & Bayshore (721). Broadmoor isn’t in that count; by the county’s parcel layer, none of its 1,361 single-family parcels is in either kind of zone. A seller’s natural hazard disclosure report states the zones for the property, and we check your parcel before you list.
How big are Daly City lots?
The median lot zoned single-family in Daly City’s records is 3,330 sq ft, from about 2,500 sq ft in Crocker and Hillside to 3,580 sq ft in Serramonte. Broadmoor, unincorporated San Mateo County land, has a median of 5,620 sq ft by the county’s parcel layer.
How do Daly City condos and townhomes sell?
In the two years to October 27, 2026, 161 condos and townhomes sold in Daly City: 29 townhomes and 132 condos. The typical townhome sold for $935K and the typical condo for $570K, against $1.25M for a typical house. 50% closed over the final list price, against 78% of houses, and the median sale closed at the list price.
Does Daly City charge a transfer tax?
No. Daly City adds no city transfer tax, so only the San Mateo County tax applies: $1.10 per $1,000 of the sale price, or $1,320 on a $1.2 million sale. By local custom the seller pays the county tax, and in San Mateo County the buyer usually pays the escrow fee and the owner’s title policy, the reverse of Santa Clara County. All of it is negotiable, and the purchase contract decides.
What do you charge to sell a Daly City home?
Commissions are negotiable. We offer bundled services, so ask us what’s included.
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