Easton Addition

Easton Addition vs. the rest of Burlingame

Burlingame buyers and listing agents draw a clear distinction between Easton Addition and the city's other neighborhoods. Easton Addition is the flat residential pocket west of El Camino Real, bounded approximately by Trousdale Drive, Murchison Drive, and El Camino. Originally subdivided in the 1910s and 1920s, the neighborhood developed into Burlingame's most architecturally consistent and consistently desirable residential address.

Where Burlingame Hills offers view lots and a more rural cadence, and the eastern flat areas trade closer to El Camino's commercial spine, Easton Addition delivers something distinct: a continuous flat grid of broad tree-lined streets, deep setbacks, and a housing stock dominated by 1920s and 1930s Tudor, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Mediterranean homes. The streetscape feels closer to Pasadena's San Rafael Heights or Berkeley's Claremont than the average Peninsula suburb.

Schools that drive the price floor

Easton Addition is served by the Burlingame School District (Roosevelt Elementary, Burlingame Intermediate) and Burlingame High School (San Mateo Union HSD). Roosevelt Elementary is one of the highest-performing public elementary schools in San Mateo County, and the assignment alone justifies a meaningful share of Easton Addition's price premium over comparable Burlingame neighborhoods. Many families specifically relocate to Easton Addition for the Roosevelt boundary.

Architecture and pricing

The original housing stock is what buyers are paying for. Restored 1920s Tudors with original leaded windows, hand-hewn beams, and intact period detail trade at substantial premiums — a 4-bedroom restored Tudor on a standard 7,500 sf lot routinely closes $4M-$6M. Updated transitional and contemporary remodels on similar lots range $5M-$8M. New-construction estates and large-lot assemblies have approached $10M-$15M.

Tear-downs are increasingly contested. The city of Burlingame has tightened design review, and neighborhood pressure to preserve the architectural character has produced a de facto preference for renovation over demolition. If you buy an original-condition home, plan to restore rather than rebuild — both for the financial return and the path of least resistance through planning.

Daily life

Broadway's restaurants, boutiques, and cafes are a 5-minute drive or 15-minute walk from most of Easton Addition. Burlingame Avenue (Burlingame's other commercial spine) is a few minutes south. The Burlingame Caltrain station, with express service to San Francisco, is 6 minutes away. SFO is 10 minutes north — one of the most accessible airport-adjacent residential neighborhoods on the Peninsula. Washington Park, Burlingame Country Club, and the Mills-Peninsula Medical Center are all within a few minutes.

Related Burlingame neighborhoods

Easton Addition is one of two top Burlingame neighborhoods. The other is Burlingame Hills (covered in the broader Burlingame guide) — view lots, more rural cadence, slightly different school assignment. See also our blog on Burlingame Hills vs. Easton Addition for a side-by-side comparison.

Tools for buyers and sellers

Buyers writing in Easton Addition should run the overbid estimator and the property tax calculator. Sellers of long-held homes facing capital gains: tax estimate calculator.