San Mateo Park Home for Sale

San Mateo Park is a historic neighborhood with many single-family homes from the 1910s to the 1930s, set on oversized lots with curving roads and nearly 70 landscaped traffic circles originally designed for horse-drawn carriages. The area has a mix of Colonial Revivals, Craftsman bungalows, Queen Annes and Spanish Revivals with spacious front lawns and privacy hedges. The San Mateo Park Neighborhood Association keeps the community active through horticulture education, volunteer opportunities and events. The nearby San Mateo Buddhist Temple and Chabad North Peninsula synagogue also host community events. It's easy to get outdoors with nearby parks like Pershing Park, Martin Luther King Jr. Park and San Mateo Central Park offering playgrounds, sports courts and gardens. The neighborhood is strictly residential, so locals visit Burlingame Avenue, less than a mile away, to browse variety of stores and restaurants. El Camino Real serves as the main roadway, with easy access to Highway 101 and Interstate 280. Residents can also catch the bus at nearby stops or the Burlingame Caltrain station. San Francisco International Airport is 6 miles away, and Mills-Peninsula Medical Center is 3 miles away. Students in San Mateo Park can attend highly rated Borel Middle School and San Mateo High School.