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As of early 2026, 84% of users say it's walkable to restaurants

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As of early 2026, 81% of users say it's dog friendly

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Does San Mateo Heights, San Mateo, CA show holiday spirit?

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As of early 2026, 45% of users say kids play outside

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As of early 2026, 43% of users say there's wildlife

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As of early 2026, 41% of users say yards are well-kept

Are there community events in San Mateo Heights, San Mateo, CA?

As of early 2026, 11% of users say there are community events

What is 231 E Poplar Ave estimated to be worth?

Trulia's estimated value for 231 E Poplar Ave in San Mateo, CA is $1,837,500 .

What is the price history for 231 E Poplar Ave?

231 E Poplar Ave in San Mateo, CA last sold for $1,329,000 in October 2023.

Is San Mateo a buyer's or seller's market?

San Mateo is currently a seller's market, based on recent for-sale activity.

What's the median sale price in San Mateo?

The median sale price in San Mateo is $1.81M. That is down $8.33K from the prior month.

Does 231 E Poplar Ave have laundry facilities?

Yes, 231 E Poplar Ave in San Mateo, CA has laundry facilities.

How big is the lot at 231 E Poplar Ave?

The lot at 231 E Poplar Ave in San Mateo, CA is about 0.11 acres (4,802 sq ft).

OFF MARKET

$1,837,500

Trulia Estimate

3 Beds
2 Baths
2,190 sqft

231 E Poplar Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401

San Mateo Heights

Est. Refi. Payment $11,198/mo*

Refinance Your Home

Currently Off Market - Sold Oct 5, 2023 for $1,329,000

Home Value

Trulia Estimate

$1.84M

Since last month

$3K (-0.2%)

Since last year

$73K (+4.2%)

Since last sale

$510K (+38.3%)

Learn more about this home's value by checking out its Trulia Estimate, the value of nearby homes, and how much similar homes have sold for.

Trulia Estimate

The of this home's value increased by +45% in the last 10 years

Month	Estimated value
2026
August 2026	$1.84M
August 2026	$1.84M
July 2026	$1.84M
June 2026	$1.82M
May 2026	$1.88M
April 2026	$1.83M
March 2026	$1.88M
February 2026	$1.81M
January 2026	$1.74M
2025
December 2025	$1.77M
November 2025	$1.8M
October 2025	$1.81M
September 2025	$1.79M
August 2025	$1.77M
July 2025	$1.78M
June 2025	$1.81M
May 2025	$1.9M
April 2025	$1.91M
March 2025	$1.98M
February 2025	$1.97M
January 2025	$1.93M
2024
December 2024	$1.93M
November 2024	$1.93M
October 2024	$1.94M
September 2024	$1.96M
August 2024	$1.93M
July 2024	$1.98M
June 2024	$2.01M
May 2024	$2.04M
April 2024	$2.03M
March 2024	$1.38M
February 2024	$1.38M
January 2024	$1.38M
2023
December 2023	$1.38M
November 2023	$1.33M
October 2023	$1.33M
September 2023	$1.37M
August 2023	$1.44M
July 2023	$1.63M
June 2023	$1.66M
May 2023	$1.65M
April 2023	$1.63M
March 2023	$1.61M
February 2023	$1.53M
January 2023	$1.5M
2022
December 2022	$1.52M
November 2022	$1.58M
October 2022	$1.62M
September 2022	$1.58M
August 2022	$1.61M
July 2022	$1.69M
June 2022	$1.78M
May 2022	$1.85M
April 2022	$1.9M
March 2022	$1.9M
February 2022	$1.61M
January 2022	$1.57M
2021
December 2021	$1.59M
November 2021	$1.61M
October 2021	$1.59M
September 2021	$1.57M
August 2021	$1.57M
July 2021	$1.67M
June 2021	$1.78M
May 2021	$2.01M
April 2021	$2.01M
March 2021	$1.88M
February 2021	$1.8M
January 2021	$1.7M
2020
December 2020	$1.66M
November 2020	$1.75M
October 2020	$1.89M
September 2020	$1.93M
August 2020	$1.67M
July 2020	$1.67M
June 2020	$1.61M
May 2020	$1.73M
April 2020	$1.79M
March 2020	$1.78M
February 2020	$1.75M
January 2020	$1.58M
2019
December 2019	$1.57M
November 2019	$1.57M
October 2019	$1.68M
September 2019	$1.57M
August 2019	$1.61M
July 2019	$1.58M
June 2019	$1.58M
May 2019	$1.62M
April 2019	$1.63M
March 2019	$1.57M
February 2019	$1.55M
January 2019	$1.47M
2018
December 2018	$1.57M
November 2018	$1.6M
October 2018	$1.61M
September 2018	$1.62M
August 2018	$1.66M
July 2018	$1.68M
June 2018	$1.71M
May 2018	$1.71M
April 2018	$1.78M
March 2018	$1.77M
February 2018	$1.63M
January 2018	$1.63M
2017
December 2017	$1.6M
November 2017	$1.51M
October 2017	$1.5M
September 2017	$1.49M
August 2017	$1.45M
July 2017	$1.48M
June 2017	$1.42M
May 2017	$1.46M
April 2017	$1.34M
March 2017	$1.33M
February 2017	$1.38M
January 2017	$1.36M
2016
December 2016	$1.31M
November 2016	$1.34M
October 2016	$1.34M
September 2016	$1.27M

Comparable sales

These are recently sold homes that have a similar location or other similar features to this home, like bedrooms, bathrooms, and square footage. Get a sense of the expected prices in the area by viewing these homes.

Address	Distance	Property Type	Sold Price	Sold Date	Bed	Bath	Sqft
314 E Santa Inez Ave, San Mateo, CA	0.15	Single-Family Home	$1,380,000	10/10/25	3	2.5	2,097
211 Monte Diablo Ave, San Mateo, CA	0.23	Single-Family Home	$1,330,000	11/03/25	3	2	1,290
507 Monte Diablo Ave, San Mateo, CA	0.28	Single-Family Home	$1,330,000	08/31/26	3	2	1,170
337 N Eldorado St, San Mateo, CA	0.27	Single-Family Home	$1,538,000	06/24/26	4	2	1,877
352 N Eldorado St, San Mateo, CA	0.29	Single-Family Home	$1,558,000	04/16/26	3	2	1,170
201 Chesterton Pl, San Mateo, CA	0.31	Single-Family Home	$1,975,000	05/07/26	3	1.5	1,740
320 N Ellsworth Ave, San Mateo, CA	0.09	Single-Family Home	$1,850,000	01/09/26	4	3.5	1,928
612 Highland Ave, San Mateo, CA	0.27	Single-Family Home	$2,225,000	06/01/26	3	1.5	1,920

Nearby home prices

Get a sense of expected prices in the area by checking the value of nearby homes.

Address	Distance	Price	Bed	Bath	Sqft	Status
426 E Ellsworth Ct, San Mateo, CA 94401	0.06	$1,971,300	4	2	1,890	Off Market
352 Ramona St #354, San Mateo, CA 94401	0.08	$1,403,800	5	3	1,224	Off Market
322 N Ellsworth Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401	0.08	$1,503,100	2	1	1,340	Off Market
119 E Poplar Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401	0.11	$1,618,700	6	3	2,490	Recently Sold
420 Williams Pl, San Mateo, CA 94401	0.13	$1,346,500	2	1	920	Off Market
320 N Ellsworth Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401	0.09	$1,850,000	4	3.5	1,928	Recently Sold
225 E Santa Inez Ave #13, San Mateo, CA 94401	0.10	$1,085,300	2	2.5	1,400	Off Market
225 E Santa Inez Ave #15, San Mateo, CA 94401	0.10	$980,000	2	2.5	1,400	Off Market
361 E Bellevue Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401	0.15	$1,630,700	3	2	1,860	Off Market
225 E Santa Inez Ave #1, San Mateo, CA 94401	0.11	$1,284,000	3	2.5	1,550	Off Market
111 E Poplar Ave #213, San Mateo, CA 94401	0.14	$795,200	2	2	1,064	Off Market

Local Information

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Schools1 Elementary School1 Middle School1 High School
Shop & Eat

-- mins to

Commute Destination

Home Highlights

Single-Family Home

Built in 1941

2,190 sqft

$839/sqft

1 Car Garage

About this House

Incredible 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home offers a warm and traditional appeal! The formal entry leads you to the bright and spacious living room with fireplace and hardwood floors. Formal dining room. Fantastic kitchen opens to the inviting family room with soaring ceilings. Perfectly placed laundry room just steps away. The primary suite boasts vaulted ceilings and access to the back patio. Tucked off the entry are two spacious bedrooms and a full hall bathroom. Downstairs you have an oversized 1-car garage and basement workshop with exterior access. Convenient to downtown San Mateo restaurants and shops and major commute routes.

231 E Poplar Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401 is a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2,190 sqft single-family home in San Mateo Heights, built in 1941. It last sold for $1,329,000 on Oct 5, 2023 (5% below the $1,398,000 asking price). This property is not currently displayed as for sale or rent on Trulia. The Trulia Estimate is $1,837,500, with a rent estimate of $7,156/month.

Last check for updates: about 6 hours ago

Listed by John Shroyer 00613370, (650) 787-2121

Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty, (650) 597-1800

Bought with: Carl Medford 01320438, KW Advisors, (510) 796-7900

Co-Buyer's Agent: Kimberly Barnett 00613370, KW Advisors, (510) 796-7900

Source: MLSListings Inc, MLS#ML81938120

Home Details for 231 E Poplar Ave

Interior Features
Interior Details Number of Rooms: 2Types of Rooms: Dining Room, Family Room
Beds & Baths Number of Bedrooms: 3Number of Bathrooms: 2Number of Bathrooms (full): 2
Dimensions and Layout Living Area: 2190 Square Feet
Appliances & Utilities Utilities: Public Utilities, Water PublicAppliances: Dishwasher, Oven/Range, RefrigeratorDishwasherLaundry: InsideRefrigerator
Heating & Cooling Heating: Central Forced AirNo CoolingAir Conditioning: NoneHeating Fuel: Central Forced Air
Fireplace & Spa Fireplace: Living Room
Gas & Electric Gas: PublicUtilities
Levels, Entrance, & Accessibility Stories: 2

Exterior Features
Exterior Home Features Roof: CompositionFoundation: Concrete Perimeter
Parking & Garage Number of Garage Spaces: 1Number of Covered Spaces: 1No CarportHas a GarageHas an Attached GarageParking Spaces: 1Parking: Attached
Water & Sewer Sewer: Public Sewer
Farm & Range Not Allowed to Raise Horses

Property Information
Year Built Year Built: 1941
Property Type / Style Property Type: ResidentialProperty Subtype: Single Family Residence, Residential
Building Not a New ConstructionNot Attached Property
Property Information Parcel Number: 032181190

Price & Status
Price List Price: $1,398,000

Active Status
MLS Status: Sold

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Location
Direction & Address City: SanMateo
School Information Elementary School District: SanMateoFosterCityElementaryHigh School District: SanMateoUnionHighWalk Score: 87

Building
Building Area Building Area: 2190

Lot Information
Lot Area: 4802 sqft

Listing Info
Special Conditions: Standard

Offer
Listing Agreement Type: ExclusiveRightToSell

Miscellaneous
Mls Number: ML81938120

Price and Tax history

Date	Event	Price
Oct 5, 2023 Source: MLSListings Inc #ML81938120	Sold	$1,329,000
Oct 4, 2023 Source: MLSListings Inc #ML81938120	Pending	$1,398,000
Sep 8, 2023 Source: MLSListings Inc #ML81938120	Contingent	$1,398,000
Aug 11, 2023 Source: MLSListings Inc #ML81938120	Listed For Sale	$1,398,000

Year	Property tax	Tax assessment
2025	$17,322	$1,355,580

Additional Cost

Market trends in San Mateo

Last updated July 2026

Avg. sale price

$1.81M

$8.33KMoM

Sale-to-List Price

106.6%

0.4%MoM

Price per sq ft

$1.18K

$12MoM

Available listings

146

34MoM

Around this home

San Mateo Park Elementary School
K-5
Public
340 Students
San Mateo-Foster City School District
2/10
GreatSchools Rating
Parent Rating Average
went to this school through elementary school and im going into high school this year so i dicided to write a review. it was a great school, no bullying, all students where nice and everything was great. my fourth grade teacher sucked and pushed weird ideology onto me but becides that i had a great time at this school and would reccomend it to others.
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What Locals Say about San Mateo Heights

At least 42 Trulia users voted on each feature.

94 % Say there are sidewalks
88 % Say it's walkable to grocery stores
84 % Say it's walkable to restaurants
81 % Say it's dog friendly
68 % Say people would walk alone at night
62 % Say parking is easy
61 % Say streets are well-lit
58 % Say car is needed
55 % Say it's quiet
48 % Say there's holiday spirit
47 % Say they plan to stay for at least 5 years
45 % Say kids play outside
43 % Say neighbors are friendly
43 % Say there's wildlife
41 % Say yards are well-kept
11 % Say there are community events

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"101 is busy in the mornings, takes about an hour to get to San Jose. Very nice area and lots of beautiful nature near by."
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Frequently asked questions about 231 E Poplar Ave

What is 231 E Poplar Ave estimated to be worth?
Trulia's estimated value for 231 E Poplar Ave in San Mateo, CA is $1,837,500.
What is the price history for 231 E Poplar Ave?
231 E Poplar Ave in San Mateo, CA last sold for $1,329,000 in October 2023.
Is San Mateo a buyer's or seller's market?
San Mateo is currently a seller's market, based on recent for-sale activity.
What's the median sale price in San Mateo?
The median sale price in San Mateo is $1.81M. That is down $8.33K from the prior month.
Does 231 E Poplar Ave have laundry facilities?
Yes, 231 E Poplar Ave in San Mateo, CA has laundry facilities.
How big is the lot at 231 E Poplar Ave?
The lot at 231 E Poplar Ave in San Mateo, CA is about 0.11 acres (4,802 sq ft).