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Belmont

Belmont is a wonderful, serene town with a rural feel and a destination for families. Most of the streets do not have sidewalks, and since much of the town is built amidst the hills, many homes offer extraordinary views of the peninsula. Belmont boasts four parks, and is mostly made up of homes and retail stores. The town’s heritage harks back to William Ralston, the founder of the Bank of California and builder of the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, who built his masterful summer residence, Ralston Hall, at the current site of Notre Dame University.

  • 26,147
    Population
  • 6,560
    Homes
  • $1.3M
    Median Sale Price
  • $1.37M
    Average Sale Price

An Overview of Belmont

Key Points

Verdant, hilly setting; great hiking and outdoor space at Hidden Canyon and Water Dog Lake

Abundant middle-range housing inventory — many properties with views

Positioned between highways 101 and 280 commute corridors and has a downtown CalTrain station

Highly-rated public schools

Ralston was offered to have the town of Modesto named after him, but at a Spanish ceremony he declined, and a Spanish lady dubbed him muy modesto, or very modest, and that is how the town got its name. To see a high resolution map of the image above, click here.