It’s no secret Bay Area home prices are among the highest in the country, but Estately wanted to show how those prices vary depending on which BART or Caltrain stop a home is near. To do this, Estately Real Estate Search analyzed the last six months of home sales for houses, townhouses, and condos that were within a one-mile radius of each BART and Caltrain transit stop. We then broke them down by price per square foot.
At an average of $1,630 per square foot, Caltrain’s California Avenue stop in Palo Alto is the Bay Area’s most expensive transit stop to buy a home near. Pittsburg/Bay Point BART stop, the furthest from downtown San Francisco, is the least expensive at $219 per square foot on average.
BART
Top ten most expensive BART stops
| Stop name | Median sale price | Price per square foot | Avg commute to city center (min) |
Homes for sale nearby | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embarcadero | $1,150,000 | $1,191 | 0 | Southeast San Francisco | |
| Montgomery St. | $1,100,000 | $1,149 | 2 | Southeast San Francisco | |
| Powell St. | $1,008,000 | $1,099 | 4 | Southeast San Francisco | |
| 24th St. Mission | $1,372,500 | $1,001 | 9 | 94110 | |
| 16th St. Mission | $1,239,500 | $998 | 7 | Southeast San Francisco | |
| Civic Center | $950,000 | $994 | 6 | Southeast San Francisco | |
| Millbrae | $1,323,500 | $854 | 25 | Millbrae | |
| Glen Park | $1,100,000 | $817 | 11 | Glen Park | |
| San Francisco Int’l Airport | $825,000 | $735 | 32 | Millbrae | |
| Rockridge | $1,077,750 | $704 | 20 | Rockridge |
Average commute time (min) to Downtown San Francisco—Embarcadero Station.
Top ten least expensive BART stops
| Stop name | Median sale price | Price per square foot | Avg commute to city center (min) |
Homes for sale nearby | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburg/Bay Point | $430,000 | $219 | 62 | Pittsburg | |
| Richmond | $285,000 | $258 | 35 | Richmond | |
| Coliseum | $285,000 | $270 | 20 | Coliseum | |
| North Concord/Martinez | $420,000 | $306 | 56 | Sun Terrace | |
| Concord | $410,000 | $317 | 43 | Concord | |
| Hayward | $457,500 | $347 | 32 | Hayward | |
| South Hayward | $480,000 | $356 | 36 | Tennyson-Alquire | |
| San Leandro | $485,000 | $366 | 24 | San Leandro | |
| Bay Fair | $490,000 | $376 | 28 | Halcyon-Foothill | |
| Castro Valley | $567,500 | $406 | 32 | Castro Valley |
Average commute time (min) to Downtown San Francisco—Embarcadero Station.
Caltrain
Top ten most expensive Caltrain stops
| Stop name | Median sale price | Price per square foot | Homes for sale nearby | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Ave | $2,580,000 | $1,630 | Palo Alto | |
| Palo Alto | $2,100,000 | $1,354 | Palo Alto | |
| Menlo Park | $2,242,500 | $1,181 | Menlo Park | |
| San Francisco | $1,124,750 | $1,120 | San Francisco | |
| Atherton | $1,570,000 | $1,036 | Atherton | |
| 22nd St | $1,187,500 | $1,031 | Southeast San Francisco | |
| San Antonio | $1,255,000 | $977 | San Antonio | |
| San Carlos | $1,500,000 | $933 | San Carlos | |
| Broadway | $1,655,000 | $920 | 94010 | |
| Mountain View | $1,200,000 | $904 | Mountain View |
Top ten least expensive Caltrain stops
| Stop name | Median sale price | Price per square foot | Homes for sale nearby | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilroy | $585,000 | $314 | Gilroy | |
| Morgan Hill | $695,000 | $385 | Morgan Hill | |
| Capitol | $599,450 | $410 | South San Jose | |
| Blossom Hill | $657,000 | $461 | San Jose | |
| San Martin | $892,500 | $475 | San Martin | |
| San Jose | $680,000 | $546 | Central San Jose | |
| So. San Francisco Caltrain Station | $808,000 | $564 | South San Francisco | |
| College Park | $800,000 | $572 | Central San Jose | |
| Bayshore | $770,000 | $584 | Southeast San Francisco | |
| Tamien | $765,000 | $592 | Tamien |
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