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Median Home Price in Hillsborough, CA

The median home value in Hillsborough, CA is $5,524,660 as of 2026-07-31, up 11.22% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$5,524,660

Year-over-Year

+11.22%

Population

10,728

Hillsborough ranks #3 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 621.7% 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 Hillsborough

Median household income in Hillsborough is $250,000+, so the typical home value is no more than 22.1× 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 Hillsborough

Hillsborough police recorded a violent crime rate of 93 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 680 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 Hillsborough

What is the average home price in Hillsborough, 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 Hillsborough, that value is $5,524,660. That's up 11.22% from a year earlier. It is about 621.7% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Hillsborough expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Hillsborough are more expensive than San Mateo County as a whole, where the median is $1,596,366 — a difference of about 246.1%.

Is Hillsborough affordable?

Median household income here is $250,000+, so the typical home value is no more than 22.1× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Hillsborough a safe place to live?

Hillsborough police reported 93 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 10,728. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.