The neighborhood is located at Hillsborough’s western edge, and according to local lexicon is often referred to as “Upper Hillsborough”. It is also very convenient to Highway 280, and its streets are the gently curved lanes and cul-de-sacs predominant in subdivisions of the latter 20th Century.

There is no lake within Lakeview’s boundaries, but the neighborhood is in proximity to the Crystal Springs Reservoir, a pair of man-made lakes that cover what was once Laguna Grande Lake and the now-submerged resort town of Crystal Springs. Lakeview itself was sparsely populated into the 1950s, when the neighborhood was first subdivided for significant development.

The news is all good for sellers in Lakeview, Hillsborough’s second-most popular neighborhood for sales in 2024. After suffering an off-year in 2023, Lakeview rebounded last year with 16 sales (up 33%, but still a long way from 2021’s total of 32, most in the city that year) and an average home value of $5.278 million, an increase of 24%. Meanwhile, average DOM fell by more than 20%. One caveat is one 15,000 square-foot new build sold for $14.75 million. Without this one sale, Lakeview’s average home price falls to $4.49 million, though its average DOM drops from 52 to 42 and its average price per square foot rises to $1,262.

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Favorable

• Homes have bigger lots, measuring between a half-acre and an acre

• Diverse styles of homes, including ranch-style homes and neo-traditional multi-story residences

• Close proximity to Crystal Springs Reservoir and convenient Highway 280
  

Adverse

• Homes are smaller than those in surrounding neighborhood