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Median Home Price in Burlingame, CA

The median home value in Burlingame, CA is $2,817,833 as of 2026-07-31, up 9.24% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$2,817,833

Year-over-Year

+9.24%

Population

29,471

Burlingame ranks #16 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 268.1% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in San Mateo County, where the county-wide median is $1,596,366.

Housing affordability in Burlingame

Median household income in Burlingame is $174,000, so the typical home value is about 16.2× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Burlingame

Burlingame police recorded a violent crime rate of 183 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 2,026 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Burlingame

What is the average home price in Burlingame, CA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Burlingame, that value is $2,817,833. That's up 9.24% from a year earlier. It is about 268.1% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Burlingame expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Burlingame are more expensive than San Mateo County as a whole, where the median is $1,596,366 — a difference of about 76.5%.

Is Burlingame affordable?

Median household income here is $174,000, so the typical home value is about 16.2× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Burlingame a safe place to live?

Burlingame police reported 183 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 29,471. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.