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Market snapshotSingle-family homes

One region. Different price points.

Median sale price · Jul 2026–Sep 2026 · rolling 3 months

  • San Francisco$1.87M
    584 sales
  • San Mateo$2.05M
    123 sales
  • Redwood City$2.35M
    100 sales

Source: Redfin Data Center. Bars require at least 10 sales. City medians reflect different homes sold, not prices for equivalent homes.

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01 / Find your place

Different cities.
Different possibilities.

Explore 25 cities across San Francisco and the Peninsula. Choose two or three to put their prices and sales history side by side.

Where to buy near SF: explore the city guides

Start with the wider market: Bay Area housing prices: September 2026 county guide. Then narrow your search with the city comparisons below.

A place to startSan Mateo & Redwood City San Francisco & Daly City Palo Alto & Mountain View
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What would owning cost me? Optional · private

Enter your comfortable monthly housing spend and purchase cash. See estimated costs at each city’s median price and what exceeds your targets.

Purchase cash covers the down payment and buying costs. Enter what remains after keeping your emergency reserves.

Adjust mortgage, taxes, insurance & fees

These are editable examples shared across cities. Add the actual HOA and insurance quote for a particular home. Starting mortgage rate: 6.76% national 30-year benchmark, 2026-09-10; use your lender’s quote.

With less than 20% down, enter a mortgage-insurance quote, or 0 if your loan does not require it.

Using 20% down · 6.76% mortgage · 1.2% tax · 1% upkeep · $250/mo insurance · $0/mo HOA · 2% buying fees. HOA starts at $0; check the property.

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Single-family homes · Jul 2026–Sep 2026 · rolling 3 months0 / 3 cities selected
Explore 25 cities on the map

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Median sale price
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25 of 25 cities · Numbers match the map. Search filters this list.

Median sale price
$11,995,218 · 21 salesGuide ↗
$2,424,034 · 47 salesGuide ↗
$1,724,313 · Small or unknown sampleGuide ↗
$3,413,639 · 49 salesGuide ↗
$1,378,450 · Small or unknown sampleGuide ↗
$1,229,510 · 75 salesGuide ↗
$1,002,101 · 24 salesGuide ↗
$2,184,129 · 22 salesGuide ↗
$1,844,265 · 23 salesGuide ↗
$6,547,390 · 33 salesGuide ↗
$4,906,044 · 60 salesGuide ↗
$6,747,310 · 27 salesGuide ↗
$4,106,363 · 46 salesGuide ↗
$2,379,052 · 33 salesGuide ↗
$2,924,834 · 61 salesGuide ↗
$1,306,979 · 81 salesGuide ↗
$4,198,326 · 103 salesGuide ↗
$6,112,563 · 12 salesGuide ↗
$2,354,062 · 100 salesGuide ↗
$1,499,402 · 46 salesGuide ↗
$2,599,963 · 69 salesGuide ↗
$1,869,255 · 584 salesGuide ↗
$2,049,183 · 123 salesGuide ↗
$1,299,482 · 53 salesGuide ↗
$4,623,157 · 18 salesGuide ↗

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City medians describe the homes that sold, not an individual home's value or homes available within a budget.

Sources, dates & how to read this map

Published Redfin snapshots; rolling three-month windows overlap. Changing the home type updates every value and preserves your cities. Price and marketing-time shading requires at least ten reported closed sales as a caution screen; the closed-sales count does not establish the sample size of contracts used for days on market. Condos / co-ops exclude townhouses. Missing values are not zero.

U.S. Census Bureau city boundaries · BAS 2026, captured 2026-09-17. Mainland view for orientation; some boundaries include water and San Francisco’s offshore islands are outside this view. These are citywide values, not neighborhood prices, parcel surveys, hazard maps or forecasts.

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02 / Look beyond the listing

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Bring the price, the evidence and your own priorities into the same conversation.

The cost beyond the price

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The facts behind the home

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Local context

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San Francisco, all 20 San Mateo County cities and towns, plus four cities in northern Santa Clara County. Every guide includes sales history. Published city analyses explain the local evidence; address and reported-price records cover all 20 San Mateo County cities, while research models cover the original eight.

Browse city articles → · Read the regional reports →

San Francisco 1 city
San Mateo County 20 cities and towns

Atherton →

Sales history · Address records · City analysis

Belmont →

Sales history · Address records · City analysis

Brisbane →

Sales history · Address records · City analysis

Colma →

Sales history · Address records · City analysis

Millbrae →

Sales history · Address records · Local research

Pacifica →

Sales history · Address records · Local research

Woodside →

Sales history · Address records · City analysis

Santa Clara County 4 cities and towns

A clear view of what the evidence can tell you.

City history helps you compare areas. Public records can reveal missing or conflicting facts. Neither tells you what a particular home is worth or guarantees future appreciation.

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