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Rents in San Bruno are $647 below the San Mateo County typical.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
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723 Camino Plaza #233, San Bruno, CA 94066
Rockaway Residential Management is a San Bruno company that manages and leases single-family homes, condos and small multi-family properties in northern San Mateo County, including Daly City, Pacifica, Millbrae, Burlingame and Foster City.
In their words: “We offer a full range of accounting and financial services, including monthly and annual reporting.”
Review summary: Owners, tenants and vendors often describe a friendly, detail-oriented team that responds quickly.
Boardwalk Investments is a San Bruno business started in 1991 that manages houses and apartments in San Francisco and northern San Mateo County, including Daly City, South San Francisco, Millbrae and Burlingame.
In their words: “It is a very satisfying experience to put people into a new home and to make sure things are properly maintained.”
OMARSHALL is a privately owned San Bruno real estate company active since 1959, managing rental homes and handling sales in San Bruno, Pacifica, Burlingame, San Francisco and the wider Bay Area.
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Rents in San Bruno are $647 below the San Mateo County typical.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
Rent rose in 10 of the last 12 months: +$307 in all since Oct 2025.
Green: rent went up that month. Grey: it went down.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
San Bruno's typical asking rent is $647 (16.2%) below the county. The gap is growing compared with a year ago.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
San Bruno is number 11 of 12 cities in the county by typical asking rent.
Cities with at least 13 months of Zillow data. Left out (too few months): East Palo Alto, Half Moon Bay. Linked cities have their own page.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed, 1-year change. Data through September 2026.
Rents here usually rise most in April, May and June, so those are good months to list your rental.
Average change from the month before, 7 years of data.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
Past growth, not a forecast. Rents can go down as well as up. Your own rent depends on the home, its condition and the lease.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
| City | Typical rent | 1 year | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bruno | $3,346 | +10.1% | 3 |
| Millbrae | $4,081 | +17.7% | 1 |
| Pacifica | $3,594 | +9.3% | 1 |
| South San Francisco | $4,141 | +19.2% | 3 |
| Burlingame | $4,119 | +13.7% | 9 |
| Daly City | $3,046 | +11.4% | 1 |
| San Mateo | $3,968 | +10.8% | 7 |
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, data through September 2026. Managers listed: our directory, October 2026.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024.
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents for fiscal year 2027, San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area. Used to set Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) limits.
Official sources: California Attorney General: limits on rent increases · California Courts: evictions · Civil Code 1947.12 (rent cap) · Civil Code 1946.2 (just cause)
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Compare the 3 property management companies in San Bruno, San Mateo County. We matched a current California real estate license for 3 of them. Tick up to 3 to see them side by side, then request free quotes from all of them in one step. Highly rated managers based nearby, in San Francisco and Burlingame, are listed below the local companies.
Zillow's typical asking rent in San Bruno is $3,346 (September 2026); +10.1% over the past year and +26.5% over five years. About 37.9% of homes in San Bruno are rented, and the rental vacancy rate is 10.7% (Census, 2020-2024).
We list 3 property management companies in San Bruno, CA. 3 of them have a License Confirmed badge: a clear match to an active California real estate license.
Zillow's typical asking rent in San Bruno was $3,346 a month in September 2026, +10.1% on a year earlier.
Over the 7 years Zillow has tracked, asking rents here have risen most in April, May and June. Listing in those months can help, but every property is different.
Yes. In California, managing rentals for other people generally requires a real estate broker license from the Department of Real Estate (DRE), or working under a licensed broker. You can check any license number on the DRE website.
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