San Mateo County Home Sales Price Statistics

Updated May 2012. The average and median home prices and the number of home sales plotted by quarter since 1998.

The maximum, average, and minimum home sales price by quarter.
San Mateo County Sales Price vs. List Price
Two views of the San Mateo County home sales price vs. list price. The top graph provides a view of the number of homes sold over list price. The more green area showing means a greater number of homes sold over list price. The more red area showing means a greater number of homes sold under list price.
The lower graph provides a view of the price difference between sales price and list price. The more area showing above zero means a greater sales price over list price. The more area showing below zero means a lower sales price than list price.
San Mateo County Single Family House Sale Price vs. List Price

Days Needed to Sell a San Mateo County Home
Normally the longer it takes to sell a home, the lower the offered price to buy it. The top graph shows the average days from listing the home for sale to the house being sold.The bottom graph shows the relationship between sales price and list price.
Days to sell a San Mateo County Single Family House

Price per square foot for a San Mateo County Home
The price per square foot is often roughly similar in any given neighborhood. In some cities newer homes tend to be larger than older homes. Since newer homes also sell for more than older homes, the price per square foot for a newer, larger home would tend to be greater. The average size of the homes sold is shown below the price per square foot. The average age of the homes sold is shown at the bottom.
Price per square foot for a San Mateo County Single Family House

3-d Real Estate Statistics Plots
It is easier to read actual numbers from a two dimensional plot, but a three dimensional plot can quickly show other trends such as if the price per square foot is different for different sized houses. However each of the averages plotted are created from fewer home sales and the resulting plot shows more random changes.
Avg. Sales Price vs. Date vs. Living Space in San Mateo County.

As expected the price of a house increases with the size of the house, but of course a very small house is still worth a lot of money because of the value of the land. Notice that the lines are almost straight and tilt up as you look at larger homes sizes. For the largest homes the average is calculated from very few sales and shows a lot of random change.
Price per SqFt vs. Date vs. Living Space

This plot shows why the price per square foot is often looked at. Even for different sized houses, the price per square foot does not change dramatically for many different home sizes. This plot does show that the price per square foot changes with time but the two dimensional plot is easier to read.
No. of Sales vs. Date vs. Living Space in San Mateo County.

Are the houses sold today, bigger or smaller? This graph answers that question by showing the number of homes sold versus size and date.
Age vs. Date vs. Living Space

When a house is knocked down and a new house built, the new house is almost always larger than the old house. This plot shows the change with time of the average age versus size of the houses sold.
San Mateo County Condominium Sales Price Statistics
Updated May 2012. The average and median condominium prices and the number of condominium sales plotted by quarter since 1998.

The maximum, average, and minimum sales price per quarter.
San Mateo County Condominium Sale Price vs. List Price

Days to sell a San Mateo County Condominium

Price per square foot for a San Mateo County Condominium
