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Moving to Millbrae, CA
$1,980,000Median listing price
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About Millbrae
Millbrae ("City in the Sun") is a Peninsula city of about 23,000 just south of San Francisco International Airport, known as a major transit hub where BART and Caltrain meet. It offers a small downtown on Broadway, hillside neighborhoods with bay views, and the quickest Peninsula rail commute into the city.
Home prices in Millbrae
The median listing price in Millbrae is $1,980,000.
Top places in Millbrae
- Millbrae BART/Caltrain station — the Peninsula's key intermodal hub.
- Downtown Broadway — shops and restaurants.
- Junipero Serra Park — hilltop park with bay views (viewpoint shown in the Commons photo below).
- San Andreas Lake and San Andreas Trail (aerial shown in the Commons photo below).
- Central Park and the Millbrae Recreation Center.
- Spur Trail and the city's stairway walks.
Commuting from Millbrae
- BART: Millbrae station on the Red/Yellow lines — roughly 30 minutes to downtown San Francisco (per BART trip planner ranges).
- Caltrain: Millbrae station — roughly 35–45 minutes to San Francisco's 4th & King.
- SamTrans bus service.
- Approximate drive to downtown San Francisco via US-101: ~20–35 minutes (longer at peak).
Millbrae FAQs
- What is the housing market like in Millbrae, CA?
The median listing price in Millbrae is $1,980,000. Median listing price (September 2026 research snapshot) - How is the commute from Millbrae, CA?
BART: Millbrae station on the Red/Yellow lines — roughly 30 minutes to downtown San Francisco (per BART trip planner ranges).
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Official town resources. School report cards via the National Center for Education Statistics.