Burlingame

Ray Park

Ray Park is a picturesque rolling neighborhood located in North Burlingame. Most of the homes are one level ranch-style homes with a great deal of curb appeal, and are “newer” than homes in most other historic neighborhoods in Burlingame. Ray Park is walking distance to both top-rated Lincoln Elementary and Franklin Elementary Schools, as well as Burlingame’s only public middle school, Burlingame Intermediate School. The neighborhood is just minutes away from the southernmost BART stop (about a half hour direct to downtown San Francisco), the Millbrae exit at 101, and just down the hill from the 280 corridor, making it a convenient jumping off point for those who commute to Silicon Valley. It is also very close to the shopping center on the corner of Trousdale and El Camino which is home to Lunardi Foods, and the brand new Mills Peninsula Hospital just across the street, which opened in 2011. The $680 million hospital is arguably the most state-of-the-art in all of California

Last year we noted that Ray Park’s long period of growth seemed to be at an end. In 2023, the neighborhood that had seemed poised to enter Burlingame’s high-end posted significant losses in home values and sales, while doubling its average DOM. Ray Park rebounded in 2024, doubling its overall sales figures and gaining 17.3% of average home values, perhaps suggesting its return to the precipice of Burlingame royalty?  Ray Park homes sold for an average of $3.115 million last year, third-highest among Burlingame neighborhoods and $1,492 per square foot, also third-highest in Burlingame.  Buyers paid 107.3% of asking price in Ray Park, second-highest in town and notably 58% of Ray Park sales closed escrow for more than $3 million; only 17% did in 2023. 

To view a detailed google map of the Ray Park neighborhood, click here. The MLS area is 470.

Favorable

  • Tree-lined streets with more modern ranch-style homes

  • Walking distance to Franklin Elementary, Burlingame Intermediate and Ray Park.

  • Very close to Trousdale for popping up to 280 and only a few minutes to Millbrae BART

Adverse

  • Homes don't have the same historic feel as most in Burlingame

  • Hard to find a large original home in the neighborhood

  • 459

    Homes

  • $3.38M

    Median Sale Price

  • $3.11M

    Average Sale Price

Pricing data based on single-family homes

Ray Park on the Map

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Schools & History

Schools

The elementary school for the neighborhood is Franklin Elementary, which is walkable from throughout the neighborhood.

There is one public middle school in Burlingame, Burlingame Intermediate School, which is located in the northern part of the neighborhood directly next to Franklin Elementary.

There is one public high school, Burlingame High, which is a 10 minute drive across town.

History

Ray Park is one of two neighborhoods (the other is Burlingame Village) that were developed during and immediately after World War II on the former Darius Ogden Mills Estate. The wealthy San Francisco industrialist Milton S. Ray developed Ray Park and gave the area his name. An avid ornithologist as well as an avid history buff, Mr. Ray named the streets in his development after explorers: Coronado, Marco Polo, and Quesada. Today, a clipper ship marks the entrance to Ray Drive at El Camino Real. Perhaps, the ship is a nod to the Bay Area company that Mr. Ray’s father founded in 1872: The Ray Burner Co. manufactured oil burners for ships. The area is within walking distance to the shops in Burlingame Plaza, the new Mills-Peninsula Hospital and the city’s one public intermediate school.

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