Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?

Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in San Mateo County, CA clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.

How is "most affordable" measured here?

ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in San Mateo County, CA. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.

How often is this list updated?

This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

Cheapest ZIPs in San Mateo County, CA

No ZIP in San Mateo County, CAclears the HavenScore: 60 quality floor this month — in high-cost counties, low prices and strong scores rarely overlap. Below is the affordable end anyway: the county’s most affordable scored ZIPs, ranked by median home value with each ZIP’s score shown. Refreshed July 2026.

1
94020
La Honda, CA
$993,585
HavenScore: 49
2
94014
Daly City, CA
$1,014,081
HavenScore: 38
3
94005
Brisbane, CA
$1,168,896
HavenScore: 34
4
94060
Pescadero, CA
$1,174,872
HavenScore: 29
5
94015
Daly City, CA
$1,190,603
HavenScore: 37
6
94401
San Mateo, CA
$1,231,798
HavenScore: 42
7
94080
South San Francisco, CA
$1,235,601
HavenScore: 38
8
94044
Pacifica, CA
$1,281,483
HavenScore: 38
9
94063
Redwood City, CA
$1,308,869
HavenScore: 31
10
94066
San Bruno, CA
$1,319,316
HavenScore: 38

Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?: Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in San Mateo County, CA clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.
How is "most affordable" measured here?: ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in San Mateo County, CA. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.
How often is this list updated?: This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

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