At $1,019 per sq ft — about 15% under the area's $1,206 median — 1625 Cottage Grove looks fairly priced, not a steal worth skipping

Asked:
“is this a good deal or not really? should i wait for a better house to come on the market?”

The evidence covers 27 records: the subject listing (active at $1,398,000, 3 bed / 2 bath, 1,372 sq ft, built 1951, ~5,250 sq ft lot), 4 current competing listings, and 22 closed 94401 / Shoreview-area sales of 950–1,740 sq ft homes closed between February 2025 and May 2026 (median sale $1,522,500; median $1,206 per sq ft; range $1.29M–$1.975M), drawn from 9 independent source hosts. A reasonable provisional value band is roughly $1.40M–$1.50M — this is a screening analysis, not an appraisal.

Sale or asking price vs interior size

Subject — 1625 Cottage Grove (asking) Closed comparable (sold price) Active / pending competition (asking) Dashed lines mark the closed-comp medians; hover any point for details
The closest closed matches bracket the ask: 808 Patricia (3/2, 1,310 sq ft) sold at $1.45M and 996 Patricia (3/2, 1,395 sq ft, fully renovated) sold at $1.85M — a $400k spread driven largely by condition. bhhsdrysdale.com · rubyhome.com
Similar 3/2 homes of 1,480–1,540 sq ft closed at $1.48M (1540 Newbridge) and $1.625M (732 Patricia), anchoring the $1.40M–$1.50M provisional band for the smaller subject. rubyhome.com · trulia.com
Current competition is thin: only 1844 Nash (pending, $1.488M for 4/2 and 1,575 sq ft) offers clearly more house per dollar; the other actives are smaller 2/1 homes. zillow.com
Market context leans to sellers: several mid-2026 San Mateo sources report sale-to-list ratios of 105–107% and roughly 1–1.6 months of supply, so waiting for an obvious bargain is a weak strategy. zillow.com · lisamlum.com

All 27 records: subject, competition, and closed comparables

TypeAddressStatus / sold datePrice $Bd/BaSq ft$/sq ftSource

Pending and active prices are asking prices, not closed prices; listings can change. Verify permitted square footage (including the solarium), inspect major systems, get a flood-zone determination and insurance quote, and visit at commute and evening hours for US-101 / airport / rail noise. The seller's 2025 tax bill does not forecast post-sale property tax.

Market context — read each row by its own geography and period

Area
Period
Median sale $
Sale-to-list %
Days on mkt
YoY %
Inventory / supply
Source

City, ZIP-94401, and county figures come from different sources with different methods and are not directly comparable; medians for "San Mateo" alone range from $1.29M to $1.81M across sources for overlapping periods.

Method: 27 records — 1 subject listing, 4 current competing listings, 22 closed 94401/Shoreview-area comparables (950–1,740 sq ft, sold 2025-02-18 to 2026-05-27) — gathered as of 2026-09-10 from 9 independent listing hosts, no URL backing more than one closed row; plus 20 market-context rows from separate sources. Prices are sale prices for closed rows and asking prices for active/pending rows; $/sq ft uses interior square feet. Aggregates (median $1,522,500; median $1,206/sq ft) are precomputed from the 22 closed sales. Condition notes trimmed for space. Screening analysis, not an appraisal.

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