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Easton Addition Real Estate | Burlingame, CAListings

Easton Addition Real Estate | Burlingame, CA

Easton Addition is a residential neighborhood in Burlingame that reflects the city’s established residential character in a section positioned east of the main residential core — closer to El Camino Real and the commercial corridor that defines the eastern boundary of Burlingame’s residential neighborhoods. The area takes its name from the Easton family, who were among Burlingame’s earliest significant landowners, and it retains a residential character shaped by early Peninsula development patterns, with homes on lots that reflect the city’s mid-century subdivision scale alongside the tree canopy that qualifies all of Burlingame as the City of Trees.

Easton Addition Real Estate | Burlingame, CA

Easton Addition is a traditional residential neighborhood in Burlingame, in the southern portion near the Broadway commercial district. Easton Addition is one of Burlingame’s most established neighborhoods, with the older architectural character and Broadway commercial district access that define this area. The community provides direct access to Burlingame’s amenities, schools, and employment corridors while maintaining its own residential identity within the broader city fabric.

Neighborhood Character

Easton Addition reflects the residential pattern of Burlingame’s traditional residential areas, with the property mix, lot sizes, and streetscape character that the neighborhood’s position within the city defines. Buyers drawn to this area typically prioritize the specific combination of location, school access, and price point that Easton Addition delivers within the Burlingame market.

Market Position

$2M–$3.2M: Entry Easton Addition. Properties at the more accessible end of this neighborhood’s range, providing the Easton Addition address within Burlingame.

$3.2M–$5.5M: The primary Easton Addition range. Well-positioned properties delivering the neighborhood’s full residential value.

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Burlingame Real Estate: The Peninsula's Most Desirable Upscale City

Burlingame is the most broadly desirable upscale residential community on the San Francisco Peninsula, a city of approximately 32,000 residents where the combination of the Burlingame Avenue and Broadway shopping and dining districts — with independent boutiques, acclaimed restaurants, and the specialty retail that draws shoppers from across the Peninsula — the Caltrain station connecting to San Francisco in 30 minutes and Silicon Valley in the other direction, the Burlingame High School's strong academic performance, the California Avenue residential streets with their mature London plane trees, and the proximity to the Hillsborough border creates the Peninsula lifestyle that the largest cross-section of Peninsula buyers pursues. Burlingame consistently ranks among the top residential communities in the Bay Area across multiple quality-of-life metrics, reflecting the breadth of its appeal beyond any single demographic or buyer profile.

Burlingame's position adjacent to San Francisco International Airport creates a geographic reality that both challenges and contextualizes the residential market. The noise corridors from SFO flight paths affect portions of the city differently — the neighborhoods closest to the Bay in the eastern portion of the city experience more flight noise than the western neighborhoods closer to the Hillsborough border. Buyers researching Burlingame properties should evaluate specific neighborhood positions relative to the flight paths, as the city's topography and the flight approach patterns create significant variation in noise exposure across the relatively small area.

The Burlingame School District serves K-8 students, and the San Mateo Union High School District provides secondary education, with Burlingame High School serving the city. The Burlingame School District's academic performance and the family-oriented residential character of the established neighborhoods make Burlingame a primary destination for Peninsula family buyers.

What are the neighborhoods in Burlingame?

Burlingame's 10 GeoJSON-mapped neighborhoods span the range from the downtown commercial adjacency of Downtown Burlingame and Burlingame Village through the mid-Peninsula residential character of Burlingame Park, Burlingame Gardens, and Lyon Hoag to the hillside settings of Burlingame Hills. The Mills Estates area on the southern portion of the city and the Polo Field neighborhood reflect the variety within a city that despite its small area encompasses meaningfully different residential environments.

How is the Burlingame real estate market?

$2M–$3.2M: Entry Burlingame. Older homes in the flatland residential areas and the eastern portions of the city, providing the Burlingame address and the Caltrain access at the most accessible tier.

$3.2M–$5.5M: The primary Burlingame range. Well-maintained homes in the established residential neighborhoods with the downtown walkability and the Hillsborough border adjacency.

$5.5M–$12M+: Premium Burlingame. The Burlingame Hills estate properties, the most architecturally significant homes in the older residential areas, and the large-lot properties closest to the Hillsborough border.

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Community

What makes Easton Addition unique?

Easton Addition sits in Burlingame’s eastern residential zone, in the section of the city between the single-family interior neighborhoods and El Camino Real’s commercial strip. The neighborhood’s proximity to El Camino means that residents have walking or short driving distance access to commercial amenities that the more interior sections of Burlingame require longer drives to reach. This proximity to commercial infrastructure is a practical asset for daily routines and simultaneously one reason that Easton Addition properties generally trade at a modest discount to comparable properties in the more purely residential western sections of the city.

The housing stock in Easton Addition is primarily mid-century construction with the range of California residential styles — ranch homes, traditional two-stories, Spanish-influenced stucco designs — that characterize Burlingame more broadly. Many properties in the neighborhood have been updated over their ownership histories, and the condition and renovation level vary considerably from address to address. Buyers with renovation plans will find opportunities here where targeted investment in kitchen, bath, and system updates can produce significant improvements in both quality and market positioning. Fully renovated properties in Easton Addition attract buyers who want Burlingame’s school district and general residential appeal at a price point that may be more accessible than the premium tiers of the city’s western neighborhoods.

The Burlingame Caltrain station and Broadway are accessible from Easton Addition within a short drive, maintaining the transit and commercial access that are core to Burlingame’s residential appeal. SFO is under 10 minutes by car, making Easton Addition particularly convenient for frequent travelers who use the airport regularly. The neighborhood’s eastern position also means that Highway 101 is accessible without driving through the city’s interior, giving car commuters a more direct freeway on-ramp than many other Burlingame residential areas provide.

The school district situation in Easton Addition mirrors the broader Burlingame market: Burlingame Elementary School District for K-8, Burlingame High School for high school. Specific elementary school assignments within the district vary by address, and buyers should confirm current enrollment boundaries with the district. The school quality across all Burlingame Elementary District campuses is consistently strong, and the specific assignment to a particular campus is generally less consequential than the district itself — all of the city’s elementary schools maintain active parent communities and competitive academic programming.

Easton Addition: Historic Character in One of Burlingame’s Earliest Neighborhoods

Easton Addition is one of Burlingame’s oldest residential neighborhoods — the area was developed in the early 20th century as one of the first residential additions to the original Burlingame townsite, and the neighborhood’s historic character reflects the Craftsman bungalow and Colonial Revival architectural styles that dominated early Peninsula residential development. The Easton Addition’s established streetscape, the mature trees that the hundred-year-old neighborhood has developed, and the proximity to the downtown Burlingame commercial district and the Caltrain station create the historic neighborhood character that the buyer seeking the authentic period residential quality specifically values. The neighborhood’s location near the Burlingame-San Mateo border provides access to both cities’ commercial and civic infrastructure.

Area Details

What are the schools and transit like in Burlingame?

Burlingame’s school district is a consistent strength that draws families from across the Peninsula. The Burlingame Elementary School District serves K-8 with a network of campuses that have maintained strong academic performance and community engagement. Roosevelt Elementary, Franklin Elementary, Washington Elementary, and Hoover Elementary serve the city’s different residential areas, with Lincoln Elementary serving students in the eastern portions. For high school, Burlingame students attend Burlingame High School in the San Mateo Union High School District — a comprehensive campus with strong academic programming and one of the better-funded public high school environments in San Mateo County. Mills High School in Millbrae also serves portions of the area. Private school options including Notre Dame de Namur University’s preparatory programs and the range of independent schools in the peninsula are accessible within 15 to 25 minutes.

Caltrain service from the Burlingame station connects north to San Francisco’s 4th and King station (approximately 25 to 30 minutes) and south through the Peninsula to San Jose (approximately 45 minutes). For commuters who use Caltrain as their primary mode, the station’s central position within the city makes it genuinely walkable or bikeable from most Burlingame residential neighborhoods. Highway 101 and Highway 280 provide freeway options for car commuters, with 101 providing the fastest direct route to SFO and the Bay corridor. The city’s Caltrain station and Broadway commercial district are the dual civic anchors that most Burlingame residents organize their daily life around.

Broadway is Burlingame’s most significant lifestyle amenity — a commercial corridor with an unusually high density of locally owned and operated restaurants, boutiques, and service businesses that reflects the city’s affluent but community-oriented residential culture. The street is walkable, maintains a genuine neighborhood commercial character, and consistently attracts new restaurant and retail openings. For buyers evaluating Burlingame against neighboring cities — Millbrae, San Mateo, Foster City — Broadway is frequently cited as a differentiating quality-of-life attribute that tips the balance toward Burlingame for lifestyle-conscious buyers.

Market Trends

How is the Burlingame Real Estate real estate market?

Burlingame is one of the San Francisco Peninsula’s most consistently desirable mid-tier luxury markets, with a 2026 median home price of approximately $2.85 to $2.9 million and strong year-over-year appreciation driven by its proximity to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain connectivity, and the mature tree canopy that earned the city its longtime designation as the “City of Trees.” Individual sub-neighborhoods vary significantly in their price positioning: Burlingame Park sits at the top of the market at a $3.8 million median, Burlingame Village trades in the $2.05 to $3.2 million range for single-family homes, and Downtown Burlingame’s condo and apartment inventory creates a much lower sub-$1.5 million entry point into the city.

Market velocity in Burlingame reflects a moderating Bay Area environment following the intensity of the pandemic-era competition. Approximately 52% of homes sell above asking price — still a strong seller’s market indicator — but down from the 70-plus percent peaks of prior years. Homes are spending slightly more time on the market than during peak periods, giving buyers modestly more time to evaluate and negotiate than was possible in the most competitive years. For buyers who were shut out of Burlingame’s market during the peak, this moderation represents an improved entry window into a market with fundamentally strong long-term characteristics.

The fundamentals driving Burlingame’s sustained demand are structural: SFO proximity (under 5 minutes by car), Caltrain service to both San Francisco and San Jose from the Burlingame station, excellent schools in the Burlingame School District (consistently among San Mateo County’s highest performers), and the residential amenity of Broadway’s dining and retail corridor that gives Burlingame an active commercial identity that Hillsborough and other neighboring estate communities deliberately lack. These factors attract a broad buyer pool — technology and biotech professionals, frequent travelers, families focused on school quality, and buyers who value active commercial street life within a residential city framework.

Per-square-foot pricing in Burlingame ranges from approximately $900 to $1,400 depending on neighborhood, property condition, and lot size. The city’s tree-lined residential streets and well-maintained housing stock support consistent price performance across market cycles. Buyers who purchased Burlingame real estate in any prior decade have generally seen meaningful appreciation over holding periods of five years or longer, and the combination of limited supply and sustained demand is expected to continue supporting that long-term trend.

How is the Burlingame Real Estate real estate market?

Burlingame — officially designated the “City of Trees” for its famous tree-lined residential streets — is one of the San Francisco Peninsula’s most desirable family residential communities, combining the walkable downtown Broadway corridor (with its distinctive boutique retail, independent restaurants, and the Burlingame Avenue commercial strip) with the Burlingame School District’s excellent elementary schools, the convenient SFO proximity (approximately 10 minutes), and the Caltrain commute access to San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Median home prices in Burlingame range from approximately $1.6M for entry-level single-family homes to $4M+ for the larger properties in the premium neighborhoods, placing Burlingame firmly in the mid-to-upper tier of the Peninsula residential market.

Burlingame’s residential market is driven by the combination of the school district quality (the Burlingame Elementary District and the San Mateo Union High School District’s Mills High School are consistently ranked among the top in San Mateo County), the Broadway corridor’s walkable amenities, the Hillsborough adjacency (Burlingame shares borders with Hillsborough, the county’s most exclusive community, and many Burlingame neighborhoods have a character that approaches Hillsborough’s residential quality), and the Caltrain Baby Bullet stop that provides the express service to San Francisco and San Jose. The Bay Area’s persistent housing demand and Burlingame’s limited development capacity create the supply constraint that sustains consistent appreciation in the Burlingame residential market. TKG’s Peninsula expertise includes the Burlingame market and the broader North San Mateo County residential landscape.

FAQs

What does ‘Easton Addition’ refer to?

The Easton Addition name reflects the Easton family’s historical role as early significant landowners in the Burlingame area. Anson Burlingame, for whom the city was named, and the Easton family are among the earliest figures in the area’s transition from agricultural land to residential development. The ‘Addition’ designation reflects the historical practice of describing new residential subdivisions added to a city or town as ‘additions’ — a term that characterized early California and American city planning. The name has persisted as the neighborhood’s designation even as the area has become a fully integrated part of Burlingame’s residential fabric.

Is Easton Addition near El Camino Real?

Yes. Easton Addition’s eastern portion is close to El Camino Real, the major north-south commercial arterial that runs through most Peninsula cities. This proximity provides walking or short-drive access to grocery stores, pharmacy, fast food, and other commercial services that are available along El Camino’s commercial strip. The trade-off is that properties closest to El Camino may experience more ambient traffic noise than the more interior Burlingame residential blocks. Buyers should assess the specific level of El Camino exposure for any property under consideration by visiting during active traffic hours and evaluating interior noise levels.

How does Easton Addition pricing compare to the rest of Burlingame?

Easton Addition properties typically trade at a modest discount to comparable Burlingame homes in more western or interior residential sections of the city, reflecting the El Camino proximity and the slightly less purely residential character of the neighborhood’s eastern edge. This pricing differential creates an opportunity for buyers who want Burlingame’s school district and community quality at a more accessible price point. Renovation opportunities are also more readily available in Easton Addition’s mid-century housing stock than in the more fully renovated premium neighborhoods, allowing buyers to create value through targeted improvements.

What are the transit options from Easton Addition?

Easton Addition benefits from the Burlingame Caltrain station being accessible within a short drive, providing rail service to San Francisco and South Bay employment centers. The SamTrans bus network also serves El Camino Real with several routes that connect to BART and Caltrain stations. Highway 101 access is more direct from Easton Addition than from the city’s western neighborhoods, benefiting car commuters who use the 101 corridor. SFO is under 10 minutes by car. The neighborhood’s eastern position provides efficient access to the freeway infrastructure that connects Burlingame to the Bay Area’s broader employment geography.

Burlingame Real Estate FAQs

What makes Burlingame’s “City of Trees” designation so significant? Burlingame’s exceptional urban tree canopy — planted primarily in the early 20th century by the city’s founders along the residential street rights-of-way — creates one of the most distinctive streetscape environments in the Bay Area. The trees (primarily large deciduous and evergreen species including elm, sycamore, maple, and redwood) provide the aesthetic character that distinguishes Burlingame’s residential streets, and the city’s active Urban Forestry program maintains and replaces the canopy as trees reach end of life. The tree canopy is a genuine driver of residential premium in the neighborhoods where it is most developed.

How are Burlingame’s schools? The Burlingame School District (elementary and middle) consistently ranks among the top districts in San Mateo County, with high test scores and strong parent engagement. High school students attend Burlingame High School (San Mateo Union HSD) or Mills High School (for properties in certain southern portions of the city). Both high schools are highly regarded; the district assignment depends on which elementary school the student attends.

How far is Burlingame from SFO? San Francisco International Airport is approximately 3-5 miles from downtown Burlingame — one of the closest residential communities to SFO of any Bay Area city with a strong residential market. The SFO proximity creates the noise tradeoff that the buyer must evaluate (the flight paths over the Bay mean some neighborhoods experience more aircraft noise than others), but for the frequent business traveler, the SFO proximity is a genuine lifestyle convenience that the Burlingame address specifically delivers.

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