The Homestead Husing neighborhood is just south of Aragon and north of 92 and Bovet Road. It’s the most affordable neighborhood that goes to Baywood Elementary School, which is considered to be the most sought after public elementary school in San Mateo. Most homes are two and three bedrooms on typically 6,000 square foot lots, and range in price from $1.5 to $2.2 million, with a median of $1.7 million.

Some of its newer homes, neat three-bedroom ranches built during and after World War II and found closer to the shopping center, can be had for $1.4 to $1.7 million. Mixed in among them are larger residences of the same vintage, with four bedrooms and up to 2,000 square feet of living space, which sell for around $1.6 to $2 million. Close to El Camino Real are a few apartment and condominium buildings, including 20 Madison Street, an attractive, Craftsman-style complex built in 2007. Two-bedroom units here sell for a range of $900,000 to $1.2 million.

To view a detailed google map of the Homestead Husing neighborhood, click here. The MLS area is 435.

San Mateo has it all: a diversity of neighborhoods, great parks, easy access, a plethora of shopping, and home to many businesses and an anchor for employment on the peninsula. With a rich heritage, dating back to the turn of the century with its most famous resident being A.P. Giannini, the founder of the Bank of Italy and later Bank of America, San Mateo offers a delightful spread of activity for all. The downtown area is studded with delicious restaurants and a variety of retail stores, and also boasts a 12 screen movie theatre and one of the largest wine cellars in the country, at Draeger’s Grocery Store. Shopping abounds at Hillsdale and Bridgepointe as well as the many neighborhood shopping centers.

Perhaps the most well known natural area is Coyote Point, a rock outcropped peninsula that juts into San Francisco Bay and home to a natural history museum, the Peninsula Humane Society, windsurfing, a private marina, and large picnic areas with uplifting vistas. Within walking distance of downtown, Central Park has something for everyone: ride the toy train, pick up a game of tennis, take a serene walk through the Japanese Garden, have a picnic while listening to Thursday evening’s Jazz in the Park, or enjoy the playgrounds.

San Mateo attracts a variety of homeowners, from those seeking their first home in the upcoming neighborhoods of the Village, Parkside, or Shoreview, to those looking for more a little more space in Hillsdale or the Meadows, to larger families seeking the spaciousness offered by San Mateo Park, Baywood, and Aragon.