Burlingame, CA housing market
Typical home value
$2.85M
▲ 11.6% 1 yr
Typical rent
$4,119/mo
▲ 13.7% 1 yr
Gross rent yield
1.7%
U.S. 6.3%
5-year home value change
+20%
U.S. +20%
Key takeaways
- 1The typical home in Burlingame is worth $2,845,047, up 11.6% over the past year and up 20% over five years.
- 2Typical rent is $4,119 a month (+13.7% YoY), a gross rent yield of 1.7% (below the San Francisco, CA metro's 3.7%).
- 3With 20% down at 7.32%, principal and interest on the typical home is about $15,635/mo, $11,516 more than typical rent.
- 4Zillow forecasts the San Francisco, CA metro's home values to change +1.9% over the next 12 months.
Market temperature (San Francisco, CA metro)
Seller's market
Buyer'sNeutralSeller's
Zillow Market Heat Index: 65/100, #13 hottest of 546 metros. Below 44 favors buyers; above 55 favors sellers.
Home values and rent
Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).
How Burlingame compares
| Measure | Burlingame | San Francisco, CA metro | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical home value | $2,845,047 | $1,120,379 | $366,157 |
| Home value, 1-yr change | +11.6% | +3.1% | +1.2% |
| Typical rent | $4,119 | $3,445 | $1,932 |
| Rent, 1-yr change | +13.7% | +11.8% | +2.7% |
| Gross rent yield | 1.7% | 3.7% | 6.3% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 57.6 | 27.1 | 15.8 |
| Mortgage P&I, typical home | $15,635 | $6,157 | $2,012 |
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$1.44M home$4,784 rent
▲ 15.5% 1 yr
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$601K home$2,538 rent
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$1.44M home$2,853 rent
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$590K home$2,814 rent
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City figures are Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI) and observed rent (ZORI). Gross yield is before expenses. Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.