San Mateo County
Parcel & Property Data
About This Data
LandBrief holds 220,742 parcel records for San Mateo County, sourced from county records. Each includes the parcel boundary, and — where the county publishes them — owner, situs address, acreage, assessed values and legal description.
Data from the San Mateo County assessor roll dated January 2021, loaded August 2026. See data sources for every county’s vintage.
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San Mateo County by the Numbers
- Median parcel size
- 0.15 acres
measured from mapped boundaries - 90th-percentile parcel
- 2.1 acres
- County land area
- 287,117 acres
U.S. Census measurement - Communities
- 38
1.4% of parcels outside any incorporated place
Who Owns San Mateo County?
Share of the county’s 220,742 parcels by the kind of owner on record. Classified from owner names, so the boundaries are approximate; an entity the rules cannot place counts as an individual.
| Owner type | Share of parcels |
|---|---|
| Individuals | 50.7% |
| Companies & organizations | 4.8% |
| Trusts & estates | 42.9% |
| Government | 1.4% |
| Other / unclassified | 0.2% |
The largest owner on record is COASTSIDE LAND TRUST with 351 parcels — see the full landowner leaderboard.
Parcel Records (~220,742 total)
| Parcel ID | Owner | Address | City | Acreage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 036021010 | ZOLLER CARRIE L | 1360 EAST AV, MONTARA | Montara | 0.08 † |
| 036061180 | SCHNEIDER STEPHEN A TR | 1165 EAST AVE, MONTARA | Montara | 0.16 † |
| 036063010 | GILMOUR DAVID R & LISA A | 1265 EAST AVE, MONTARA | Montara | 0.12 † |
| 036017340 | MCCLINTOCK CONSTANCE A TR | 1320 EAST AVE, MONTARA | Montara | 0.18 † |
| 036092010 | SULLIVAN CHARLES D TR | 1425 EAST AVE, MONTARA | Montara | 0.12 † |
| 036092260 | RACE DAREN | 1445 EAST AVE, MONTARA | Montara | 0.12 † |
| 036095310 | SCHEINKER DAVID | 1475 EAST AVE, MONTARA | Montara | 0.12 † |
| 036024010 | BERGMAN ERIC M | 1480 EAST AVE, MONTARA | Montara | 0.32 † |
| 036095250 | GEISER CAMERON MONTAGUE TR | 1485 EAST AVE, MONTARA | Montara | 0.14 † |
| 036033010 | WOODBRIDGE CHRISTOPHER | 1650 EAST AVE, MONTARA | Montara | 0.13 † |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many parcels are in San Mateo County?
The San Mateo County assessor roll on file records 220,742 parcels across 38 communities, with 1.4% lying outside any incorporated place.
Who owns the most land in San Mateo County?
COASTSIDE LAND TRUST holds 351 parcels, the most of any owner on record — the largest-landowners leaderboard ranks the top 25.
What is the typical parcel size in San Mateo County?
Measured from mapped boundaries, the median parcel is 0.15 acres, and nine parcels in ten are under 2.1 acres. Boundary-measured area closely tracks deeded acreage but is not the deed.
How much of San Mateo County is government-owned?
Government entities — federal, state, and local — hold 1.4% of the county’s parcels, classified from owner names on the roll.
How current is this data?
It comes from the San Mateo County assessor roll dated January 2021. Counties deliver on their own schedules; the methodology page explains how records are processed and the data sources page tracks every county’s vintage.
Browse by City (38)
220,742 parcels across 38 communities in San Mateo County.
- Atherton2,623 parcels
- Baywood Park18 parcels
- Belmont8,277 parcels
- Brisbane2,266 parcels
- Broadmoor22 parcels
- Burlingame9,121 parcels
- Colma461 parcels
- Daly City25,332 parcels
- East Palo Alto4,916 parcels
- El Granada892 parcels
- Emerald Lake Hills1,746 parcels
- Foster City9,221 parcels
- Fremont4 parcels
- Half Moon Bay8,132 parcels
- Hayward1 parcels
- Highlands35 parcels
- Hillsborough4,065 parcels
- Ladera14 parcels
- La Honda719 parcels
- Loma Mar130 parcels
- Menlo Park12,818 parcels
- Millbrae6,925 parcels
- Montara1,091 parcels
- Moss Beach1,541 parcels
- North Fair Oaks265 parcels
- Pacifica12,795 parcels
- Palo Alto33 parcels
- Pescadero367 parcels
- Portola Valley2,590 parcels
- Redwood City25,257 parcels
- San Bruno12,577 parcels
- San Carlos11,929 parcels
- San Gregorio80 parcels
- San Mateo30,374 parcels
- South San Francisco18,495 parcels
- Unincorporated3,059 parcels
- West Menlo Park270 parcels
- Woodside2,281 parcels