Funeral prices in San Mateo County, California
The median and the least expensive, service by service
| Service | Median | Least expensive |
|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation | $2,553from 6 price lists | $1,320Colma Cremation and Funeral Services |
| Cremation with a service | $4,525from only 3 price lists | $3,630Colma Cremation and Funeral Services |
| Immediate burial | $3,730from 5 price lists | $2,765Honor Cremations |
| Burial with a graveside service | $4,535from 5 price lists | $2,530Colma Cremation and Funeral Services |
| Traditional funeral | $5,225from only 3 price lists | $3,430Colma Cremation and Funeral Services |
7 published funeral homes in San Mateo County, side by side.
We hold posted prices for 7 of the 9 funeral homes we know in San Mateo County, California.
A figure drawn from only a few price lists is a marker of the range rather than a going rate. Every price behind it is real and posted, and there are not yet enough of them for the middle to settle.
The newest price list behind these figures is dated Jun 10, 2026. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
How much does a funeral cost in San Mateo County, California
What each home charges
| Funeral home | Town | Direct cremation | Cremation with a service | Immediate burial | Burial with a graveside service | Traditional funeral | Price list posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Area Cremation Services-Redwood City Redwood City Map | $2,335 | not posted | not posted | not posted | not posted | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| Colma Cremation and Funeral Services Colma | $1,320 least expensive here | $3,630 least expensive here | not posted | $2,530 least expensive here | $3,430 least expensive here | Jan 1, 2020 | |
| Cypress Lawn Colma | $4,435 | not posted | $4,235 | $4,535 | not posted | May 1, 2026 | |
| Cypress Lawn Funeral Home Colma | $4,435 | not posted | $4,235 | $4,535 | not posted | May 1, 2026 | |
| Duggans Serra Mortuary Daly City Map | not posted | not posted | $3,430 | not posted | not posted | Oct 2, 2025 | |
| Honor Cremations , Burlingame Burlingame Map | $1,785 | $4,525 | $2,765 least expensive here | $3,275 | $5,225 | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| Woodlawn Funeral Home Colma | $2,770 | $7,765 | $3,730 | $5,900 | $7,810 | Jan 21, 2026 |
Sorted by funeral home name.
What each column means
- Direct cremation
- No viewing and no ceremony. The transfer into the funeral home's care, the cremation itself, and the filings.
- Cremation with a service
- A viewing or a ceremony first, then cremation.
- Immediate burial
- Burial with no viewing and no ceremony beforehand.
- Burial with a graveside service
- The ceremony is at the graveside, with none at the funeral home beforehand.
- Traditional funeral
- A viewing, a ceremony, then burial.
A filled dot marks the least expensive figure in that column among the homes on this table.
A cell reading "not posted" means that home's own price list carries no figure for that service. We never estimate one.
Every figure is that home's own posted price with its county's permit fee and one certified copy of the death certificate added, wherever both are on file, rounded once. Open a home to change the county or the number of copies. A figure here includes a casket only where that home's own page says so. Otherwise the casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
How this table is built
Statewide there are 1,095 funeral homes operating today in California, by the state rosters. 1,197 of them post a price list we hold, and 377 have been read and reviewed far enough to publish. The rest are homes our collecting has not reached, not homes that charge nothing.
Every price here is rounded on purpose. A funeral home's own general price list is the only source, the date it carries is on the row, and the home's name links to the page that shows the document. Where a figure is missing the row says so rather than leaving a blank a reader would have to interpret.
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