Country Club Manor

What sets Country Club Manor apart

Country Club Manor sits in central Hillsborough, organized around the historic Burlingame Country Club (founded 1893, the oldest country club west of the Mississippi). Bounded approximately by Floribunda Avenue to the south, Eucalyptus Avenue to the north, and El Cerrito Avenue to the east, the neighborhood occupies the mid-elevation hillside between downtown Hillsborough and the eastern flatter Hillsborough pockets.

Among Hillsborough's neighborhoods, Country Club Manor is distinguished by three features: hillside lots with consistent Bay and city views, deep architectural variety (1920s through new-construction), and the social anchor of the Burlingame Country Club itself. Many Country Club Manor homeowners are active club members; non-member residents still benefit from the manicured club grounds visible from many of the surrounding streets.

Architectural range

Where some Hillsborough neighborhoods skew uniformly Mediterranean or Tudor Revival, Country Club Manor's housing stock spans a hundred-year architectural arc. Original 1920s Spanish Colonial Revivals by William Wurster, Birge Clark, and other Bay Region architects sit alongside post-war ranches, mid-century modernist homes, and a steady drumbeat of new-construction contemporary estates. Lot sizes typically run 0.5 to 1.5 acres — smaller than Atherton's flat one-acre minimum but consistent with the rest of Hillsborough.

Pricing reflects Hillsborough's broader scarcity premium. Updated existing homes on standard hillside lots range $5M-$10M. Larger view-lot estates routinely close $10M-$20M. Trophy properties — significant architecture, prime view positions, or 2+ acre estates — can exceed $25M-$40M. Inventory turns over slowly: typical annual sales volume is 15-25 homes across the neighborhood.

Schools and town life

Hillsborough City School District (West, North, South, and Crocker Elementary feeders, depending on address) serves K-8, then students attend Crystal Springs Uplands School privately or Burlingame High School publicly (San Mateo Union HSD). Hillsborough has no town-level commercial zone — by deliberate design — so daily errands route through Burlingame's Broadway and Burlingame Avenue, both 5 minutes downhill.

Hillsborough has notably tight building codes, a 30-foot height limit, and design review for any visible exterior modification. The town has no public parks (residents use Burlingame's), no commercial parcels, no apartment buildings, and one of the lowest break-in rates in California. The resulting residential character — quiet, deeply landscaped, deliberate — is what residents pay for.

Related Hillsborough neighborhoods

Hillsborough has several distinct sub-neighborhoods. For the historic Floribunda Avenue and Eucalyptus Avenue estate corridor, see Notable Hillsborough Estates. For the broader town, see the Hillsborough city overview.

Tools for buyers and sellers

Long-time Hillsborough owners typically face the largest capital gains exposure on the Peninsula — homes often have appreciated $5M-$15M+ over decades of ownership. Run the capital gains calculator early. Buyers should plan property tax carefully: property tax estimator.