San Mateo County, California
Hillsborough Real Estate and Local Guide
An exclusive residential suburb on the San Francisco Peninsula with no commercial zoning, large minimum lot sizes, and no apartments or condominiums.
Living in Hillsborough
Ranked among the wealthiest towns in the United States, listed fifth-richest in a 2019 Bloomberg analysis. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeMore than $250,000 median household
EducationAbout 82.7% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountySan Mateo County
Homes in Hillsborough
Owner-occupiedAbout 93% of housing units
Single-family detached housesNearly 99% of homes
- The median home value exceeds $2 million, the top of the Census reporting range.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Hillsborough home
Carolands
Source: en.wikipedia.org
At about 65,000 square feet, one of the largest private residences in the United States
The Flintstone House
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Distinctive sprayed-concrete dome house built in 1976 and visible from Interstate 280
Sidney Bazett Residence
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home completed around 1940
Vista Park
Source: hillsborough.net
Town park with playgrounds and a central compass rose showing distances to world cities
Hillsborough Water Conservation Park
Source: hillsborough.net
Demonstration garden of drought-tolerant native plants built in 1989