Hillsborough Heights real estate predates many of its neighboring housing inventories. A significant percentage of homes were built prior to World War II. Their classic styles – Mediterranean, Tudor, French and Beaux Arts – give the neighborhood an abundance of old world dignity. With its flat, tree-lined streets and large (most homes have at least four bedrooms and upwards of 4,000 square feet of living space), vintage homes, Hillsborough Heights resembles nearby San Mateo Park – another long-established, leafy residential neighborhood – only with the advantage of access to Hillsborough’s public schools, which consistently rank among the best in California.

Hillsborough Heights saw a 41% increase in average home value in 2021, bumping it from Lower Hillsborough’s most affordable neighborhood to the middle of its pack. After notching a $4.74 million average in 2020, homes here sold for $6.707 million this year (median of $6.125 million) and did so while increasing price per square foot from $1,287 to $1,412. These gains are likely the result of Hillsborough Heights continuing increased popularity among buyers. After averaging a little over eight sales each year from 2016 to 2019, this one-time entry-level neighborhood logged 11 sales in 2020 and 14 in 2021. 

To view a detailed google map of the Hillsborough Heights neighborhood, click here. The MLS area is 440.

Favorable

• Beautiful, flat and tree-lined streets

• Bigger and diverse styles of homes, including classic vintage homes

• Close proximity to shopping and restaurants

• Walking distance to downtown San Mateo

Adverse

• Entry price to the neighborhood is high, with many homes selling over $10 million