Mills Estates real estate is at the top of the Millbrae market. Large homes, with three, four or five bedrooms, built between 1954 and 1970, with 2,000 square feet of living space and above, large lots and bay views, tend to command prices of $2 million and up. In fact, of the most recent 10 Mills Estates sales, two came in a touch under $2 million, while the rest ranged from $2.18 to $2.93 million, with a median of $2.475 million.

To view a detailed google map of the Mills Estates neighborhood, click here. The MLS area is 472.

Favorable

• Open floorplan homes mostly built in the 1960s
• Opportunity for larger square footage and larger lot
• Close to 280 and easy to pop down Trousdale to the Millbrae BART station
• Many homes have sweeping bay views

Adverse

• Does not have a typical Burlingame older home feel
• Not close to Burlingame Ave and Broadway
• Hilly, though some streets are level

Schools

The elementary school for the neighborhood is Franklin Elementary, which is just down the hill on Trousdale.

There is one public middle school, Burlingame Intermediate School, which is located in the Ray Park neighborhood. It’s a 5 minute drive at the most from anywhere in Mills Estates.

There is one public high school, Burlingame High, which is a 10-12 minute drive across town.

History

As late as 1954, the 42-room Mills Mansion built in the 1860s still stood proud near the present location of Mills High School. Although parts of the original 1,500-acre Mills estate had been developed earlier (Burlingame Village and Ray Park, for example) several hundred acres still surrounded the home. After the newly formed City of Millbrae and the City of Burlingame ended an eight-year legal battle regarding title to the mansion and its remaining property, the mansion was destroyed and the land was subdivided. In its place, new homes were built to provide for the Peninsula’s growing post-WWII population. Today many homes in Mills Estate enjoy great views of the Bay and easy access to I-280. The area includes numerous Eichler homes, known for their large windows, open atriums and mid-century design that reflected the fabled California lifestyle.