Hillsborough is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is located 17 miles (27 km) south of San Francisco on the San Francisco Peninsula, bordered by Burlingame to the north, San Mateo to the east, Highlands-Baywood Park to the south, and Interstate 280 to the west. The population was 11,387 at the 2020 census.

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How Hillsborough ranks

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#5Highest income in CA #13Most educated in CA #12Best schools in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

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Area code650

Living in Hillsborough

Housing in Hillsborough

$5.47M▲ 12.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Hillsborough home is worth about $5,471,000, up 12.7% in a year, 616% above the California typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market13

Sale-to-list105.9%

Sold in May15

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Safety in Hillsborough

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Safety Grade A-

Hillsborough reports less crime per resident than 76% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Hillsborough 0.4

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Hillsborough 4.7

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Hillsborough

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School Grade A

The public schools Hillsborough’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#12Best public schoolsof 574 in CA

DistrictHillsborough City ElementarySchools7

West Hillsborough A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 275 students North Hillsborough A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 274 students South Hillsborough A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 244 students Crocker Middle A+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 446 students CRYSTAL SPRINGS UPLANDS SCHOOL LA PETITE MONTESSORI SCHOOL LLC

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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