San Francisco Bay Area relocation guide
Moving to Foster City, CA
$1,214,000Median listing price
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About Foster City
Foster City is a master-planned Peninsula city of about 33,000 built around an engineered lagoon system in the 1960s. Known for its waterways, windsurfing, corporate headquarters (including Visa and Gilead Sciences), and the Leo J. Ryan Memorial Park waterfront, it offers a suburban lifestyle on the bay.
Home prices in Foster City
The median listing price in Foster City is $1,214,000.
Top places in Foster City
- Leo J. Ryan Memorial Park — 20-acre waterfront park on the lagoon (aerial shown in the Commons photo below).
- The Foster City lagoon system — boating, windsurfing, and paddleboarding (shown in the Commons photo below).
- Sea Cloud Park — sports fields and playgrounds.
- Bridgepointe Shopping Center.
- The Bay Trail levee path around the city.
- Beach Park — waterfront park with the "Shells" dirt jumps (shown in the Commons photo below).
Commuting from Foster City
- No rail service; SamTrans buses connect to Caltrain and BART.
- Approximate drive to downtown San Francisco via US-101: ~35–60 minutes (heavily traffic-dependent); the San Mateo–Hayward Bridge links to the East Bay.
Foster City FAQs
- What is the housing market like in Foster City, CA?
The median listing price in Foster City is $1,214,000. Median listing price (September 2026 research snapshot) - How is the commute from Foster City, CA?
No rail service; SamTrans buses connect to Caltrain and BART.
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Official town resources. School report cards via the National Center for Education Statistics.